Treatment of Ear Keloids by Compression, Using a Modified Oyster-Splint Technique

Earlobe Keloids: A Pilot Study of the Efficacy of Keloidectomy with Core Fillet Flap and Adjuvant Intralesional Corticosteroids

“…Ear lobe keloids have been treated using surgical excision alone with a recurrence rate of 60%. Several treatment modalities for controlling recurrence after surgical excision have been described, including intralesional steroid injection, pressure applied using custom‐made silicon molds, the modified Oyster‐Split Technique, radiotherapy using a high‐dose‐rate iridium 192 mold, fractionated radiotherapy, application of silicone gel sheet, and use of imiquimod after tangential shave excision …”

Surgical excision and contoured custom made splint to treat helical keloid

“…Hassel et al . [ 4 ] placed a silicone sheet below modified oyster shells of cold resin and combined with intralesional steroids for a duration of 6 months. Yüzbasioglu[ 5 ] used acrylic shells activated by a Hyrax screw for 12 h a day for 6 months.…”

Promising Results from a Pilot Study on Compression Treatment of Ear Keloids

“…The details of this procedure have already been described in previous publications. 27,28 After impression taking, the fresh surgical wound was covered with a silicone gel sheet (eg, Cica-Care, Smith & Nephew, Schenefeld, Germany). In a dental laboratory, the silicone impression was used to fabricate an accurate, true-to-scale stone model, and on this model, the oyster splint, an acrylic resin splint consisting of two shells, was made.…”