Role of Steroid Injection in Prevention of Keloid Recurrence
Author(s): MK Rajasekar, Shwetha Shashikumar*
Abstract
Keloid scars are a common cutaneous lesion encountered by surgeons. They differ from ordinary and hypertrophic scars in that they can expand beyond the boundaries of the initial scar. Because corticosteroids limit fibroblast proliferation and increase collagen degradation, they are thought to be effective in keloid treatment. Keloids are tough to deal with and have a high recurrence rate. It has been proven that surgical excision combined with intralesional steroid injection, specifically Triamcinolone acetonide, is efficacious. The goal of this study was to see how Triamcenaloneaceonide may be utilized to treat keloid scars, either alone or in combination.