Intralesional corticosteroid administration in the treatment of keloids A survey among Dutch dermatologists and plastic surgeons

BACKGROUND: Intralesional corticosteroid administration (ICA) is a first-line therapy in keloid treatment. However, its clinical results are still highly variable and often suboptimal. Treatment results may strongly be influenced by various ways of ICA. OBJECTIVE: To explore the prevailing practice of ICA in keloid treatment among dermatologists and plastic surgeons in the Netherlands. METHODS: The survey was constructed based on a scoping review on ICA in keloid treatment. Members of the Dutch Society for Plastic surgery and the Dutch Society for Dermatology and Venereology were asked to part... Mehr ...