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01-03-2008 | Case Report

Treatment of Postdermabrasion Facial Hypertrophic and Keloid Scars with Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil Injections

Authors: O. Goldan, O. Weissman, E. Regev, J. Haik, E. Winkler

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 2/2008

Abstract

Hypertrophic and keloid scarring is a known complication of dermabrasion facial resurfacing, although only a very small fraction of patients experience it. Treatment with intralesional corticosteroid injections and flashed pumped vascular dye laser is recommended in the literature. The treatment of keloid and hypertrophic scars using intralesional 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) injections has been well described, but there is no literature regarding use of the same treatment for postdermabrasion hypertrophic and keloid scars. In this case report, we describe a 67-year-old woman with persistent postdermabrasion facial hypertrophic and keloid scars that were treated at our scar clinic using intralesional 5-FU injections.

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Title: Treatment of Postdermabrasion Facial Hypertrophic and Keloid Scars with Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil Injections
Authors: O. Goldan
O. Weissman
E. Regev
J. Haik
E. Winkler
Publication date: 01-03-2008
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 2/2008
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-007-9109-3

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Treatment of Postdermabrasion Facial Hypertrophic and Keloid Scars with Intralesional 5-Fluorouracil Injections

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