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Definition for Excision of Keloid
Excision of Keloid is a medical procedure used for such diagnoses as: keloid.
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overgrowth of scar tissue
Excision of Keloid and keloid
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Excision of Keloid and Cryotherapy
Excision
Excision of Keloid and Excision
External Beam Radiation
Excision of Keloid and External Beam Radiation
Flashlamp-pumped PDL therapy
Excision of Keloid and Flashlamp-pumped PDL therapy
Laser therapy
Excision of Keloid and Laser therapy
Pulsed dye laser (PDL)
Excision of Keloid and Pulsed dye laser (PDL)
Steroid injections
Excision of Keloid and Steroid injections
ablative therapy
Excision of Keloid and ablative therapy
cold-knife excision
Excision of Keloid and cold-knife excision
intralesional steroids
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dexamethasone intralesional
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retinoic acids
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triamcinolone intralesional
Excision of Keloid and triamcinolone intralesional
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- Excision of Keloid
Ear lobe keloids, surgical excision followed by radiation therapy: a 10 ...
... recurrence of ear lobe keloids in 36 patients after surgical excision followed ... of our patients were young black females who developed keloids secondary ...
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Acne keloidalis nuchae: treatment with excision and second ...
METHODS: Excision of the involved area to the level of the muscle fascia or deep ... STATES J Am Acad Dermatol 7907132 IM Acne Keloid ethnology surgery Adult African ...
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Keloid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Surgical or laser excision may be followed by intralesional injections of ... reduce skin tension are known to reduce recurrence of keloids following excision. ...
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Keloid Causes, Diagnosis, Information, Prevention, Symptoms and ...
Keloid symptoms include dome-shaped, shiny, raised scars that may be itchy, even ... Radiation after surgical excision has also been used. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/keloid/page3.htm
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Skin scarring
Simple surgical excision of keloid scars has a 50%-80% risk of recurrence.31 A ... Rosen D, Amsberry J, Schmidt R, Sailor L, Pribitkin EA, et al. Keloid excision ...
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Case report and summary of literature: giant perineal keloids treated ...
Treatment of keloids by surgical excision and immediate postoperative single ... JC, Anscher M. Keloids treated with excision followed by radiation therapy. ...
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Ear-lobe keloids: treatment by a protocol of surgical excision and ...
Ear-lobe keloids: treatment by a protocol of surgical excision and immediate ... no universally agreed policy for treating keloid scars of the ear lobe following ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11513512
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Scar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... risks of side effects compared to surgical excision, steroid ... American Society of Plastic Surgeons: Radiation Therapy for Keloid and Hypertrophic Scar ...
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Cryotherapy Information by MedicineNet.com
Read about cryotherapy pain management treatment for pinched nerves, neuralgia, neuromas, ... Keloid. Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure. Neuropathic Pain ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/guide.asp?s=rss&a=78662&k=Keloid_Specialty
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Combination of surgical excision and custom designed silicon pressure ...
... secondary keloid formation after prior keloid excision. ... Patients' left ear after keloid excision with silicon pressure splint on the left helical rim. ...
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Acne Scars - Types of Acne Scars
... scars fall into one of four types: ice pick, boxcar, rolling and keloid scars. ... Ice pick scars can be treated with punch excision or. punch grafting. ...
http://acne.about.com/od/livingwithacne/tp/acnescartypes.htm
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Keloid scar harbouring malignant blue naevus emphasises the need for ...
Keloid scar harbouring malignant blue naevus emphasises the need for excision ... We recommend routine histopathological examination of all excised keloid scars. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18248862
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Increased Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 in Keloid Fibroblasts May ...
In vitro, keloid fibroblasts exhibit an altered phenotype of either intrinsic or ... 2 Excision of keloid lesions is often considered to be the last resort of ...
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Scars Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Scars glossary includes a list of Scars related medical definitions and related links ... Excision: 1. Surgical removal, as in the ... of Keloid ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/scars/glossary.htm
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Topics beginning with S-Sh
Scar - hypertrophic see Keloids. Scar repair see Scar revision. Scar revision ... Segmental breast excision see Breast lump removal ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/encyclopedia_S-Sh.htm
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Wide spread scars, hypertrophic scars, and keloids.
A wide spread scar is best treated with excision and closure. ... Surgery of keloids should be accompanied by intra- and postoperative Kenalog-40 ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3581659
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Low-Dose Enalapril in the Treatment of Surgical Cutaneous Hypertrophic ...
Furthermore, surgically removed keloids commonly recur within the excision sites. ... Treatment of keloids by surgical excision and immediate postoperative single ...
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Dermabrasion
Have a history of abnormal scarring (keloid or hypertrophic scars) ... grafting, elevation, or excision) in addition to or instead of dermabrasion. ...
http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/dermabrasion-21085
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Acne Scars - All About Acne Scars and Acne Scar Treatment
... scars and/or keloids. More Info. Post-inflammatory ... punch techniques - excision, elevation, or grafting. laser treatments. subcision. dermal fillers ...
http://acne.about.com/od/livingwithacne/tp/Acne-Scars.htm
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Basal cell carcinoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bentkover SH, et al. Excision of head and neck basal cell carcinoma with a rapid, ... cyst · hemangioma · dermatofibroma · keloid · lipoma · neurofibroma · xanthoma ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basal_cell_carcinoma
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Cryotherapy Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Cryotherapy glossary includes a list of Cryotherapy related medical definitions and ... Keloid. Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure. Neuropathic Pain ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/cryotherapy/glossary.htm
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Is the treatment of keloid scars still a challenge in 2006?
... 24 patients with 30 keloids, treated by surgical excision and iridium 192 high ... Our results confirm the effectiveness of surgical keloid excision followed ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17245147
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Common complications of body piercing
Patient 4. Keloid. References ... Treatment is shave excision and ablation of the base with electrodesiccation. ... are especially prone to form keloids.1,3 ...
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Superficial x-ray therapy in keloid management: a ...[Plast ...
1051-5 Radiotherapy for the management of keloids was introduced in 1906. ... is effective in reducing the recurrence of keloids following excision. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7732115
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A case of unilateral keloid after bilateral breast reduction
... or combined with surgery to prevent recurrence of keloids following excision. ... Treatment of keloids by surgical excision and immediate post-operative single ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2267204
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MedicineNet Cryotherapy Specialty
'Male Lumpectomy' for Prostate Cancer. Molluscum Contagiosum. Pinched Nerve. Keloid. LEEP (Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure) Pain Management. Penis Cancer ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/rss/specialty/cryotherapy.xml
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Women's Health Glossary
keloid. ketoacidosis. labia majora. laparoscopy ... LLETZ large loop excision of transformation zone. LSIL low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion ...
http://womenshealth.about.com/library/glossary/blglossary.htm
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791987 1977 01 25 1977 01 25 2004 11 17 0097-9716 2 5 1976 Nov The use ...
... using the epithelium over a keloid as a graft after excision of the keloid. ... of skin and avoidance of the danger of keloid formation in a distant donor site. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/791987
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RAC Activity in Keloid Disease
Figure 1 is a schematic representation of the extralesional excision. ... The second keloid sample (KS2) was located on the ear of a 33-year-old woman. ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2311454
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PubMed
... the sixth cases of keloid formation in the literature ... Surgical excision appears to be the choice of treatment for larger lesions that are disabling. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9418933?ordinalpos=74&ito...
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Aggressive keloid': a severe variant of familial keloid scarring
... surgical excision, radiotherapy and steroid injections; none of these had given ... The pathogenesis of keloid scarring remains an enigma.1 The three cases ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=539632
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Melanoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Usefulness of the Staged Excision for Lentigo Maligna and Lentigo Maligna ... cyst · hemangioma · dermatofibroma · keloid · lipoma · neurofibroma · xanthoma ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanoma
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Scars: Causes, Types, Prevention and Treatment of Scarring on ...
Read about scar causes, types of scars (keloids, hypertrophic, acne, burn), prevention of scarring and healing and treatment of scar tissue (dermabrasion, surgery)
http://www.medicinenet.com/scars/page2.htm
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Treatment of Scars-From the Cleveland Clinic
... particular case: skin grafts, excision, dermabrasion or laser surgery. ... In the case of protruding scars such as keloids or hypertrophic, your doctor may ...
http://www.webmd.com/skin-beauty/cosmetic-procedures-scars?page=2
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Rhinoplasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
... of keloid scar formation is very low, if the patient has had not had ... Currently, laser excision of thickened abnormal skin represents the best option ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoplasty
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Medical and surgical therapies for keloids.
Division of Dermatology, King/Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA. ... Primary excision and cryosurgery are among the major surgical options. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15113289
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Percutaneous dermal drug delivery for local pain control
It was extracted from the leaves of Erythroxylon coca, a plant originally found ... removal, superficial excision, electrodessication, keloid injection, and shave ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1661648
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A review of the biologic effects, clinical efficacy, and safety of ...
... the treatment and prevention of hypertrophic and keloid scars if worn over the ... such as surgical excision, intralesional corticosteroid injections, pressure ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17958580?ordinalpos=1&ito...
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Overexpression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-I) Receptor and the ...
Keloid is a dermal fibroproliferative tissue of unknown etiology. ... Activation of PTK cascades in keloid fibroblasts is thought to be closely linked ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1866407
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CDC - Human Case of Lobomycosis
After the excision in 1997, nothing was noted further until October 1999, when a ... appearance of slowly developing (months, years, or decades), keloid-like, ...
http://www.cdc.gov/NCIDOD/EID/vol10no4/03-0416.htm
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About.com Acne: Most Popular Articles
Punch Excision. Antibiotic. Acne and Exercise. Do Acne Cures Products ... Keloid Scars. What are Acne Spot Treatments? Systemic Medication. Hypertrophic Scars ...
http://z.about.com/6/o/m/acne_p2.xml
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Acne Scars - Acne Scar Treatments
... a form of non-ablative laser that are used to improve raised scars and keloids. ... Punch Excision, Punch Elevation, and Punch Grafting ...
http://acne.about.com/od/livingwithacne/a/scartreatments.htm
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Scapholunate instability following ganglion cyst excision. A case report.
... wrist stiffness, infection, neuroma formation, and keloid formation. ... Scapholunate instability occurred following excision of a dorsal ganglion in the ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3342574
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Cutaneous lesions of the external ear
... varicella-zoster) or as secondary keloid formation after prior keloid excision. ... Combination of surgical excision and custom designed silicon pressure splint ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2267455
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What is your call?: A spontaneous skin lesion
The differential diagnosis of keloid includes hypertrophic scar, dermatofibroma, ... The "gold standard" treatment is excision followed by careful postoperative care ...
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2585119
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Acrochordon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Excision: with a scalpel, or other surgical instrument ... cyst · hemangioma · dermatofibroma · keloid · lipoma · neurofibroma · xanthoma ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrochordon
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Keloids: Benign Tumors: Merck Manual Professional
Surgical or laser excision may debulk lesions, but they usually recur larger than before. Excision is more successful if preceded and followed by a series of ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec10/ch127/ch127d.html
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Keloid scar of the face.
Keloid scar of the face. Wise DM, Thomas JR, Cook TA. ... Dr. Wise suggested excision of the scar with postoperative irradiation. ...
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2807888
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Lipoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lipomas are normally removed by simple excision.[9] This cures the majority of ... cyst · hemangioma · dermatofibroma · keloid · lipoma · neurofibroma · xanthoma ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lipoma
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Mohs Surgery Glossary of Terms with Definitions on MedicineNet.com
Mohs Surgery glossary includes a list of Mohs Surgery related medical definitions and related ... Excision: 1. Surgical removal, as in the ... of Keloid ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/mohs_surgery/glossary.htm
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