Abstract:Background: Keloids are soft solid tumors with a smooth surface that extend beyond the wound margins and invade adjacent normal tissue. Appears at the age of 10-30 years, occurs as a result of an imbalance between increased collagen synthesis and extracellular matrix. There are several types of therapeutic modalities such as intralesional or topical corticosteroids, surgical excision, electrosurgery, frozen surgery, radiotherapy and laser therapy. Combination therapy of surgical excision and intralesional cort… Show more
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