A Follow-Up Study on the Treatment of Keloids With Triamcinolone Acetonide

Long-Term Results of Intralesional Triamcinolone Acetonide Injections in Keloid Treatment

“…Later, Griffith and Vallis reported curative results and improvement in appearance after TAC injections [10,12,32]. These trials showed symptom relief in up to 80% of the cases [18].…”

Evaluation of Treatment of Ear Lobe Keloid with Triamcinolone Injection and Surgical Excision

“…Although there are studies on general aspects and treatment of keloids, the best concentration and TCN dose for treatment has not yet been determined. The concentrations proposals in the literature range from 10mg/ml to 40mg/ml and the total dose, up to 120mg 13 . TCN is the only drug approved for keloid treatment by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), USA.…”

Axillary Keloid Formation after Osmidrosis Surgery

“…It has been reported, however, that surgery alone causes a higher rate of recurrence of 45-100% [5]. Therefore, local steroid injections are frequently used as adjuvant therapy to surgery for the purposes of inhibiting the expression of collagen genes in patients with keloid [6]. Chowdri et al reported that the recurrence rate was 8.1% during a followup period of 30 months following a concomitant use of surgery with local steroid injections, thus advocating the efficacy of the combination of the two methods [7].…”