Modality or treatment option

Response rate (%)

Recurrence rate (%)

Comments

Study Design

Preventive silicone sheeting as postsurgery care

0 - 75

25 - 36

Multiple preparations available; tolerated by children

Review of multiple case studies [8]

Postsurgical intralesional corticosteroid injection

0 - 100

0 - 100 (mean 50)

Patient acceptance and safety

Review of multiple case studies [9]

Postsurgical topical imiquimod 5% cream

80

28

May cause hyperpigmentation, irritation

Case study [10]

Cryotherapy

50 - 76

23

Useful on small lesions; easy to perform

Review of multiple case studies [9]

Intralesional corticosteroid injection (triamcinolone acetonide 10 - 40 mg per ml at 6 week intervals)

50 - 100

9 - 50

Unexpensive; available

Review of multiple case studies [9]

Surgical excision

variable

50 - 100

Review of multiple case studies [9]

Triple keloid therapy” (surgery, corticosteroids, and silicone sheeting)

88 at 13 months

12.5 at 13 months

Time intensive; expensive

Case study [10]

Postsurgical interferon alfa-2b 1.5 million IU intralesional injection twice daily for 4 days

30 - 50

8 - 19

Expensive

Review of multiple case studies [9]

Pulsed dye laser

30 - 40

30

Expensive; variable results depending on trial (controversial)

Case studies [11] [12]