Intralesional Cryosurgery of a Bulky Postburned Auricular Keloid and EAR-Q Patient-reported Outcome Measure Assessment

Eyal Franco; Rita Kreichman; Issa Metanes; Miriam Segal; Bluma Nae; Leonid Bryzgalin; Christos Zouboulis; Yaron Har-Shai

doi:10.1093/jbcr/irad144

Intralesional Cryosurgery of a Bulky Postburned Auricular Keloid and EAR-Q Patient-reported Outcome Measure Assessment

J Burn Care Res. 2024 Jan 5;45(1):246-249. doi: 10.1093/jbcr/irad144.

Authors

Eyal Franco^{1

2}, Rita Kreichman^{1

2}, Issa Metanes^{1

2}, Miriam Segal^{1

2}, Bluma Nae^{1

2}, Leonid Bryzgalin^{1

2}, Christos Zouboulis³, Yaron Har-Shai^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plastic Surgery, Carmel Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.
² The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel.
³ Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Allergology/Immunological, Dessau Medical Center, Brandenburg Medical School, Dessau, Germany.

PMID: 37795836
DOI: 10.1093/jbcr/irad144

Abstract

Postburned auricular keloids are a challenging problem for the patient and physician. We describe a successful combined treatment of a bulky postburn auricular keloid employing intralesional cryosurgery followed by multiple W-plasty. An EAR-Q pre- and postoperative patient-reported outcome assessments have revealed a significant improvement in all ear parameters of appearance, adverse effects, and quality of life. This combined treatment might be added to the armamentarium of possible treatment modalities for this perplexing problem.

Keywords: EAR-Q; auricle; burn; intralesional cryosurgery; keloid; multiple W-plasty.

MeSH terms

Burns* / surgery
Cryosurgery* / adverse effects
Humans
Keloid* / pathology
Keloid* / surgery
Patient Reported Outcome Measures
Quality of Life
Treatment Outcome