Figure 1.
A case of severe right earlobe keloids in a 35-year-old man. The keloids were caused by piercing and were removed by wedge excision and sutured primarily. Postoperative 8 Gy/1 fr/1 day radiotherapy was performed. Recurrence was not observed in the 18 months after the operation. (a) Preoperative view. (b) Design of the wedge excision. (c) Immediately after wedge excision. (d) Immediately after surgery. (e) Eighteen months after the operation.