Surgical Excision and Intralesional Steroid Injection for Prevention of Post Caesarean Keloid Recurrence

Summary

Two groups of patients (73 patients each) undergoing routine caesarean section has recurrent keloid at site of surgical scar. One group will undergo surgical excision of keloid. The other group will have combined surgical excision of keloid and single intralesional dexamethasone injection at edges of wound.All patients were reviewed once per month for 6 months for evidence of recurrence

Timeline

Start

2016-08-10

Primary completion

2018-01-24

Completion

2018-01-24

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