Surgical excision and contoured custom made splint to treat helical keloid

Helical keloids are difficult to treat as surgical excision requires effective compression of the operative scar to prevent recurrence while retaining the contour and elasticity of the helix. The authors fabricated a conforming custom made post-operative splint from a commonly used dental material....

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chamaria, Ankita, De Sousa, Reuben Fernando, Aras, Meena Ajay, Mascarenhas, Kennedy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5288920/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28216825
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0970-0358.197250
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Sumario:Helical keloids are difficult to treat as surgical excision requires effective compression of the operative scar to prevent recurrence while retaining the contour and elasticity of the helix. The authors fabricated a conforming custom made post-operative splint from a commonly used dental material. Splints could be fabricated in both pre-operative and post-operative stage.

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