NEW RX FOR KELOIDS

Keloids have been and continue to be one of the most vexing problems we face as plastic surgeons.

Now a potential new Rx is on the horizon and it is called Celotres.

The study involved excision of the keloid followed by an injection of Celotres into the epidermal/dermal junction. The recurrence rate was 19% versus the predicted rate of recurrence of over 50%.

I'll post again as we learn more.

What causes keloids and hypertropic scarring

For some, this may be the holy grail of plastic surgery.

It would be great if we could eliminate scarring once and for all. We’re still working toward that end.

A recent article was written by some plastic surgeons of the Tokyo University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan. They discussed 3 patients who developed fungal infections that were subsequently treated with an anti-fungal agent called itraconazole. Interestingly, all 3 patients also had keloids or hypertrophic scars. After treatment with itraconazole all theirs scars flattened out. This raises the question, “Are keloids due in part to a subclinical fungal infection.”

Interesting - food for thought!!

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