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Papers of The 4th Japan Scar Workshop |
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16. Piercing-induced auricular keloids not including earlobes
Mitsuhiro Yamamoto
Yamamoto Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Niigata, Japan
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Excluding earlobe keloids, auricular keloids induced by piercing are not
common. However, due to the popularity of body piercing, the rate is
increasing. Twenty-four cases, which were followed for over eight months
and received postoperative treatments of steroid injections and a
continuous pressure earring, were selected for this study.
Subjects ranged in age from 17 to 26 years old with a mean age of 20.2
years and included 4 males and 20 females. The period from the time of
auricle piercing to the onset of keloid scars ranged from 6 to 24 months
with an average of 11.5 months. The observation periods ranged from 8 to
33 months with an average period of 14.5 months, and five cases were
recurrent.
According to my data, the recurrence rate of auricular keloids (17%) was
higher than that of earlobe keloids (6%). This result suggests that
auricular keloids are more likely to recur than earlobe keloids, and
therefore further follow up is needed. |
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