Treatment of ear keloids by compression, using a modified oyster-splint technique

Dermatologic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-212

  Hassel, Jessica C ^a   Roberg, Barbara ^a   Kreuter, Alexander ^c   Voigtländer, Volker ^a   Rammelsberg, Peter ^b   Hassel, Alexander J ^b  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c Dental Laboratory   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; SILICONE GEL; STEROID; TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; EAR; EAR KELOID; EAR SURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROGEL DRESSING; KELOID; MALE; OYSTER SPLINT TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPLINT; WOUND HEALING;

ADOLESCENT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; EAR DISEASES; EAR, EXTERNAL; HUMANS; KELOID; MALE; PRESSURE; SILICONE GELS; SPLINTS; STEROIDS;

EID: 33846849619     PISSN: 10760512     EISSN: 15244725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2006.33040.x     Document Type: Article

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