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Table of Contents
| Epidemiology.
Historical background.
Race, ethnicity and gender issues.
Etiology.
Trauma.
Hormonal influences.
Genetics.
Pathogenesis.
Collagen.
Collagenase.
Glucosaminoglycans.
Clinical features of keloids.
Clinical variations.
Keloids vs. hypertrophic scars.
Active vs. pedunculated lesions.
Symptomatic vs. asymptomatic lesions.
Earlobe keloids.
Deltoid, anterior chest and jaw line keloids.
Pathology.
Treatment overview.
Hypertrophic scars vs. keloids: critical assessment of the literature.
Directing treatment to the needs of the patient.
Surgical approaches.
Laser options.
Corticosteroids.
Cryotherapy.
Bleomycin.
Silicone dressings.
Radiation therapy.
Interferon.
Topical immune response modifiers.
Pressure dressings.
Combination therapy.
Region specific therapy.
Earlobes.
Deltoid, anterior chest and jaw line.
The future of keloid therapy.
To re-pierce or not to re-pierce.
Prevention. |
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