Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Science Ltd
International journal of dermatology
44 (2005), S. 0
ISSN:
1365-4632
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Background Cryotherapy and intralesional corticosteroids have been used separately or in combination as a treatment for hypertrophic and keloidal scars. The addition of silicone gel to the treatment schedule might be of interest.Methods Twenty patients with hypertrophic and keloidal scars received two 15-s cycles (in total 30 s) of cryotherapy treatments at every session (once monthly for 12 months) with intralesional injections of trimcinolone acetonide 0.1% (10–40 mg/mL, once monthly for 3 months). Topical application of silicone gel was added three times daily (for 12 months). The control group included 10 patients who received treatment with silicone sheeting.Results After 1 year there was improvement in all the parameters studied, especially in terms of symptoms, cosmetic appearance and associated signs (P 〈 0.0001) compared to baseline and compared to the control group.Conclusion Our study suggests that polytherapy may be an effective tool in the therapy of hypertrophic and keloidal scars.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-4632.2004.02570.x
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