CT-102 significantly accelerated wound closure in diabetic leg ulcers when administered as part of a comprehensive program for the healing of chronic ulcers.
Keloids can be a difficult problem for the dermatologic surgeon. In this article we review a variety of simple and practical surgical procedures for treating selected keloids.
An understanding of the basic science of cutaneous wound repair is essential to the dermatologic surgeon for the management of the postoperative wound. This review discusses the stages of wound healing and then applies these principles to the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative management of the surgical patient.
Sebaceous hyperplasia is a benign lesion that occurs commonly on the face of older individuals. A variety of treatment options have been described, including oral isotretinoin, electrodesiccation, CO2 laser surgery, cryosurgery, and shave excision with curettage. Problems have been noted with these approaches. These techniques are more complex, less effective, require more time, or are more likely to scar than the procedure we describe. The treatment of sebaceous hyperplasia with bichloracetic acid is described with results presented after treatment of our first 20 patients.
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