Table 1. Characteristics of the patients and their keloids (n = number).

PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS		n	%
Sex	Male	55	53
	Female	48	47
no. of keloids per patient	Single	23	39
	Multiple	80	61
Cause	Piercing	13	13
	Surgery	36	35
	Vaccination	6	6
	Burn	14	13
	Acne	10	10
	Trauma	18	17
	Unknown	6	6
Symptoms	Yes	38	37
	No	65	63
Prior treatments	Surgery	31	30
	Corticosteroids	33	32
Field over breast or thyroid	Yes	7	7
	No	96	93