A comparison of intralesional triamcinolone and cryosurgery in the treatment of acne keloids.

Author: Layton AM, Yip J, Cunliffe WJ

Author affiliation: Department of Dermatology, General Infirmary, Leeds, U.K.

Publication date & source: 1994.04, Br J Dermatol., 130(4):498-501.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

Keloid scarring presents a difficult therapeutic problem. It is a recognized sequel to acne vulgaris, and may be extensive and disfiguring. The data from this double-blind study, in which intralesional triamcinolone or cryosurgery were used as treatment for keloids, demonstrate that by treating early, and in particular vascular, keloids with the latter, 85% will show a moderate to good response in terms of flattening. Treatment with intralesional triamcinolone was also beneficial, but the response to cryosurgery was significantly better in early, vascular lesions.

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