Auricular Keloids Combined Therapy With a New Pressure Device

作者：Bran Gregor M^*; Brom Joern; Hoermann Karl; Stuck Boris A

来源：Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, 2012, 14(1): 20-26.

DOI：10.1001/archfacial.2011.57

Objective: To develop a new, custom-made pressure device that can be used with established designs as an adjuvant therapy for optimized treatment of auricular keloids.
Methods: Seven patients (4 males, 3 females; mean [SD] age, 22.6 [8.3] years) were treated with surgical excision and corticosteroid injection followed by application of our new auricular pressure device.
Results: All patients tolerated the adjuvant therapy and wore the device overnight for 5 nights per week. Usage was not interrupted or cancelled. No recurrence was ob-served during the follow-up period (mean [SD] duration of follow-up, 24 [6] months). All patients were satisfied with the results; none described pruritus, pain, or dysesthesia.
Conclusion: Overnight usage of the new pressure device seems to be a safe and effective extension of established auricular keloid therapy with the potential for prophylaxis of recurrence. Arch Facial Plast Surg. 2012;14(1):20-26. Published online August 15, 2011. doi: 10.1001/archfacial.2011.57

• 出版日期2012-2