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World J Clin Cases. Jun 26, 2022; 10(18): 6032-6038
Published online Jun 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i18.6032
Published online Jun 26, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i18.6032
Scar-centered dilation in the treatment of large keloids
Min Wu, Jie-Yu Gu, Ran Duan, Bo-Xuan Wei, Feng Xie, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200011, China
Author contributions: Xie F designed this retrospective study; Wu M wrote the manuscript; Gu JY, Duan R, and Wei WX were responsible for sorting the data.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Feng Xie, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Shanghai Ninth People’s Hospital, Shanghai JiaoTong University School of Medicine, No. 639 Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai 200011, China. xiefengdr@163.com
Received: January 10, 2022
Peer-review started: January 10, 2022
First decision: February 14, 2022
Revised: February 21, 2022
Accepted: April 20, 2022
Article in press: April 20, 2022
Published online: June 26, 2022
Processing time: 157 Days and 19.2 Hours
Peer-review started: January 10, 2022
First decision: February 14, 2022
Revised: February 21, 2022
Accepted: April 20, 2022
Article in press: April 20, 2022
Published online: June 26, 2022
Processing time: 157 Days and 19.2 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: This paper introduces a new method for the treatment of keloids with an expander. After treatment with a single linear incision, the surgical incision was located on the keloids. Thus, because there was no additional auxiliary incision, the possibility of a new keloid was reduced.