Contemporary treatment of keloids: A 10-year institutional experience with medical management, surgical excision, and radiation therapy
Akinbiyi T, Kozak GM, Davis HD, Barrette LX, Rios-Diaz AJ, Maxwell R, Tilahun ED, Jones JA, Broach RB, Butler PD. Contemporary treatment of keloids: A 10-year institutional experience with medical management, surgical excision, and radiation therapy. The American Journal Of Surgery 2020, 221: 689-696. PMID: 32878694, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.07.035.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDermatologic Surgical ProceduresEstheticsFemaleHumansKeloidMaleMiddle AgedRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, AdjuvantRecurrenceRetrospective StudiesSteroidsConceptsSurgical excisionMedical managementRadiation therapyKeloid treatmentPostoperative steroidsMedian ageRT groupMore complicationsSingle centerRecurrence rateFemale sexMale genderHigh radiation dosesInstitutional experienceRecurrenceContemporary treatmentLogistic regressionComplicationsExcisionDecade-long experiencePatientsRadiation dosesCosmesisTherapyTreatment