Variety of complications after auricle piercing

Fijałkowska, Marta; Kasielska, Anna; Antoszewski, Bogusław

doi:10.1111/ijd.12115

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“…11,16 Keloids following trauma especially ear piercing as in this study was reported by other authors. 8,11,18 The length of keloid was less than 5 cm in majority of the patients seen. This is similar to findings in another clinical study of keloid.…”

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A prospective study of pattern of keloid and number of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injections in a community based dermatology clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

2019

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Background: Keloid a benign tumor of the skin is said to be common in Africans, Hispanics and Asians. Triamcinolone acetonide is a known treatment for keloid and patients come to the clinic asking how many times they need to come in for treatment. The number of times patients need to be injected is not clearly documented. The aim of this study was to document the socio-demographic factors, symptoms, clinical characteristics and determine how many times patients need to be injected with triamcinolone acetonide.Methods: This was a prospective descriptive study over a one year period in the outpatient Dermatology clinic of the General Hospital Lagos. Eighty six (86) patients were studied. Patients were clinically evaluated for keloid, a structured questionnaire for socio-demographic variables was administered to the patients. Patients were treated mainly with intralesional triamcinolone (40 mg/ml) every six weeks. Data was analyzed using the Epi-info 7.Results: There were 47 men and 39 women. The mean age of the patients was 33.18±13.37 years. Keloid was found to occur mainly in people aged 20-29 years (45.88%). The commonest anatomical location was the head and neck (45.88%) with multiple keloids in 44.70%. Patients were injected on the average 4 times irrespective of the length of keloid.Conclusions: Keloids are common, occur mostly in the third decade of life and require 3-5 injections of triamcinolone acetonide.

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A prospective study of pattern of keloid and number of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injections in a community based dermatology clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

2019

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“…Piercing practitioners were insufficiently aware of ear cartilage piercing complication. [ 19 ] In addition, operators of cosmetic shops, earring kiosks, and tattoo parlous may not be aware of the risks of ear piercing. In India, piercing is usually done by neighborhood barber, jeweler, or in beauty parlors.…”

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Trends and complications of ear piercing among selected Nigerian population

Gabriel

Anthony

Paul

et al. 2017

J Family Med Prim Care

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Background:The reported health and socioeconomic consequences of ear piercing, especially in modern day society, underscore the need to further research into this subject. In this study, we determine the trends and complications of ear piercing among selected Nigerian population.Aim and Objectives:The aim and objective of this study was to draw attention to the trends and complications of ear piercing with a view to prevent its associated complications.Methodology:It is a descriptive cross-sectional study carried out between February and May 2015 among selected Nigerian population from two of its six geo-political zones. A self-administered semi-structured questionnaire which had been pretested was used to collect data from 458 respondents who consented using multistage sampling technique.Results:Of 480 respondents enumerated, 458 completed the questionnaires and gave their biodata. The male:female ratio was 1:6.2. Their ages ranged from 18 to 75 years with a mean of 35.56 ± 10.16. About 35.4% of the respondents were within the age group of 31–40 years. Majority of the respondents, i.e.,79.3% practiced ear piercing on their children. Most of them (86.8%) preferred single piercing. Ear piercing was performed within the 1st week of birth in 37.2% of the respondents. Large percentage (93.2%) of the respondents will not encourage ear piercing in male children. Nearly 20.5% of the respondents observed complications.Conclusion:Ear piercing remained a common practice in Nigeria, with respondents preferring it on females. Majority of the piercings are done in childhood and by untrained personnel. Keloid formation was the notable complication observed by the respondents. There is a need to increase awareness about the hazards of ear piercings and to enact laws that regulate ear piercings particularly in children which is hereby stretched.

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“…Hematoma is the main complication of face-lift surgery: keloid formation after face-lift surgery has not been reported previously. 10 Indeed, periauricular incision is commonly used in face-lift surgery precisely because there is little movement in this region, which in turn reduces scar prominence and the risk of wound complications. Our patient did not have a history of keloids or family keloids.…”

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Periauricular Keloids on Face-Lift Scars in a Patient with Facial Nerve Paralysis

Aoki

Akaishi

Matsumoto

et al. 2017

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery - Global Open

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Summary:Keloids are caused by excessive scar formation that leads to scar growth beyond the initial scar boundaries. Keloid formation and progression is promoted by mechanical stress such as skin stretch force. Consequently, keloids rarely occur in paralyzed areas and areas with little skin tension, such as the periauricular region. Therefore, periauricular incision is commonly performed for face lifts. We report a rare case of keloids that arose from face-lift scars in a patient with bilateral facial nerve paralysis. A 51-year-old Japanese man presented with abnormal proliferative skin masses in bilateral periauricular scars. Seventeen years before, he had a cerebral infarction that resulted in permanent bilateral facial nerve paralysis. Three years before presentation, the patient underwent face-lift surgery with periauricular incisions. We diagnosed multiple keloids. We removed the masses surgically, closed the wounds with sutures in the superficial musculoaponeurotic system layer to reduce tension on the wound edges, reconstructed the earlobes with local skin flaps, and provided 2 consecutive days of radiotherapy. The wounds/scars were managed with steroid plasters and injections. Histology confirmed that the lesions were keloids. Ten months after surgery, the lesions did not exhibit marked regrowth. The keloids appeared to be caused by the patient's helmet, worn during his 3-hour daily motorcycle rides, which placed repeated tension on the periauricular area. This rare case illustrates how physical force contributes to auricular and periauricular keloid development and progression. It also shows that when performing surgery with periauricular incisions, care should be taken to eliminate wound/scar stretching.

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Variety of complications after auricle piercing

Cited by 15 publications

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A prospective study of pattern of keloid and number of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injections in a community based dermatology clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

A prospective study of pattern of keloid and number of intralesional triamcinolone acetonide injections in a community based dermatology clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

Trends and complications of ear piercing among selected Nigerian population

Periauricular Keloids on Face-Lift Scars in a Patient with Facial Nerve Paralysis

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