A COMPARISON OF INTRALESIONAL TRIAMCINOLONE AND CRYOSURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF ACNE KELOIDS

Keloid scarring presents a difficult therapeutic problem. It is a reco gnized sequel to acne vulgaris, and may be extensive and disfiguring. The data from this double-blind study, in which intralesional triamcin olone or cryosurgery were used as treatment for keloids, demonstrate t hat by treating early, and in particular vascular, keloids with the la tter, 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, vascula r lesions.