Surgical management of acne keloidalis

✍ Scribed by P. V. Marasco; M. W. Marks; L. C. Argenta

• Book ID: 104659148
• Publisher: Springer
• Year: 1993
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 306 KB
• Volume: 16
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1435-0130
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00196435

✦ Synopsis

Acne keloidalis is an uncommon disease that predominantly affects post-pubertal males. The condition is primarily a chronic folliculitis complicated by hypertrophic scarring and multiple draining abscesses. Many patients present with advanced stages, despite prolonged non-operative treatments. Advanced stages of the disease can be easily treated with excisional cure followed by primary closure. Tissue expansion of the posterior scalp is a treatment option in very large lesions, yet simple primary closure offers an equally successful cosmetic and functional result, in lesions up to 11.5 cm in width.