17. Tell us about the successful treatments for keloids. Read PRS 84:829, 1989.

Answer:
Treatments:
    1) Surgery (excision):  50% recurrence rate.
    2) Surgery + Steroids:  20% recurrence rate.
    3) Irradiation for recalcitrant cases; still with high recurrence rate plus the additional risk of future malignancy.
    4) Pressure dressings after surgery and steroids

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