Journal Reviews

Comparison of intralesional verapamil versus intralesional corticosteroids in treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars

1 April 2019 | | General Plastic Surgery, Dermatology | Hypertrophic scar, Keloid, Triamcinolone, Verapamil

This paper by Abedini et al., is a randomised observer blinded controlled trial comparing the efficacy, safety profile, and recurrence rates of intralesional verapamil versus intralesional triamcinolone acetonide in the treatment of keloid and hypertrophic scars. Whilst corticosteroids represent the...

A single blinded RCT comparing triamcinolone with 5-FU treatment for keloid scars

1 April 2019 | | Dermatology, General Plastic Surgery | 5-fluorouracil, Immunohistochemistry, Keloid, Scar treatment, Triamcinolone

This single blinded randomised controlled trial (RCT) compared 43 patients with 50 symptomatic keloids were were randomised to two matched groups of 25 scars, receiving either flurouracil (5-FU) or current first-line treatment, triamcinolone (TAC). The surgeon administering the injectable treatments...