Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Pain evaluation and control during and following the treatment of hypertrophic scars and keloids by contact and intralesional cryosurgery – a preliminary study

Abstract

Background  Intralesional cryosurgery effectively treats hypertrophic scars and keloids (HSK), but pain experienced by the patient during treatment can limit the application of cryosurgery.


Objectives  To characterize the pain response during cryosurgical treatment of HSK, and to evaluate the pain experienced during contact and intralesional cryosurgery that employs a pain-control protocol.


Methods  Twenty-nine patients (17 women, 12 men) aged 17 years and older (mean ages 31.9 ± 12.5 and 38.9 ± 18.6 years, respectively, P = 0.24), who were treated for a total of 36 HSKs by intralesional (n = 20; 22 cryotreatments) or contact (n = 9; 14 cryotreatments) cryosurgery were evaluated. The ...

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