PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Studdiford, James
AU  - Stonehouse, Amber
AU  - Altshuler, Marc
AU  - Rinzler, Elliot
TI  - The Management of Keloids: Hands-On Versus Hands-Off
AID  - 10.3122/jabfm.2008.02.070011
DP  - 2008 Mar 01
TA  - The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
PG  - 149--152
VI  - 21
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/21/2/149.short
4100  - http://www.jabfm.org/content/21/2/149.full
SO  - J Am Board Fam Med2008 Mar 01; 21
AB  - Keloids are benign fibrous growths that appear in scar tissue. The lesions can be severely disfiguring and early recognition of genetic lesions is crucial. This case report outlines and reviews the important management strategies for these lesions and the requirement for extensive counseling for the patient and their family. Many potential medical and surgical interventions exist. Unfortunately, these lesions tend to recur and overall outcomes remain poor. Given patient susceptibility to disfiguring results, surgical intervention should be used with extreme caution.