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  • Efficacy of a multimodal ap...
    Piccolo, Domenico; Crisman, Giuliana; Conforti, Claudio; Fusco, Irene; Bonan, Paolo

    Skin research and technology, November 2023, Letnik: 29, Številka: 11
    Journal Article

    Background Patients with keloids are often younger than 30 years old and have darker skin. Aim To evaluate the efficacy and safety of CO2 laser therapy in the management of earlobe and helix keloids in dark subjects. Methods A total of 21 dark patients (five men and 16 women) presented with the earlobe and ear helix keloids, with a mean age of 30.5 (±6.7) years and with phototype between III–VI, were enrolled. In order to improve their earlobe and helix keloids, all patients underwent a single session of CO2 laser therapy immediately followed by a pulsed Dye laser procedure. A single well‐experienced doctor performed all treatment sessions and the response to treatment. Patients were followed‐up for 6 months after termination of therapy. Clinical images were examined and collected: all patients were examined clinically and with Dermoscopy. Results The majority of the patients treated show complete remission of keloid lesions. Clinical photographs show a visible aesthetic improvement of several types of keloids in dark subjects. Conclusions Our data demonstrate that this combined laser therapeutic protocol appears to be effective and well tolerated for the management of earlobe and helix keloids in dark subjects, with no high recurrence rate and avoiding the adverse effects and lengthy recovery time.