Efficacy of combined therapies on keloid

Abstract

Objective To evaluate comprehensive therapy in the treatment of keloid effect and the patients' satisfaction. Methods A total of 523 patients with comprehensive treatment, according to the treatment, were divided into group A (surgery combined radiotherapy) and group B (surgery plus corticosteroids), group C (hyperbaric oxygen in combination with radiotherapy), and the therapeutic effect of patients with satisfaction was analyzed. Results Total effective rate of three groups of patients were 69.47%, 89.13%, 90.32%, respectively. Effective rate in group A was higher than that of group B and group C, there was statistically significant difference between groups A and C (P 0.05). Difference was statistically significant between three groups of patients' satisfaction, group B better than group A and group C, the difference between group B and C group was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions Effectiveness of the three combined therapies is obvious, in which radiotherapy plus hyperbaric oxygen is most effective. Key words: Keloid; Synthetical methods; Treatment outcome