Zimmer splintage: A simple effective treatment for keloids following ear-piercing

British Journal of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 509-510

  Russell, Roland ^a,b   Horlock, Nigel ^a   Gault, David ^a  

^a MOUNT VERNON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Auricular keloid; Ear piercing; Pressure therapy; Zimmer splint

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EAR; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; KELOID; MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLINT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZIMMER SPLINT;

EID: 0034849425     PISSN: 00071226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/bjps.2001.3649     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Bilateral recurrent fleshy keloids of ear-lobules due to ear-piercing
2. Keloids and hypertrophic scars: Results with intra-operative and serial postoperative corticosteroid injection therapy
3. Use of cryotherapy in the treatment of keloids
4. The role of pressure therapy in management of earlobe keloids: Preliminary report of a controlled study