Lobular keloids effectively treated by fistulectomy

Fistulectomy is an effective surgical approach for treating keloids on the earlobe, according to Dr. Zhenghua Zhu and associates.

Fistulectomies were sucessfully performed on 11 earlobe keloids in 9 patients over 4 years. All of the patients were followed for at least 12 months without recurrence, the researchers reported.

Read the full article at Dermatologic Surgery (doi: 10.1097/DSS.0000000000000214).