Case #MS-006

Procedure: Keloid Excision and Reconstruction

This 36-year-old patient has a history of recurrent keloids and was ready to address a keloid behind her left ear. She underwent excision of the left postauricular keloid with closure using adjacent tissue rearrangement, followed by injection with steroid and 5-fluorouracil to help prevent recurrence.

Before and after images of a person's ear showing significant removal of a large, inflamed, and crusted skin lesion or growth.
Close-up of a person's right ear and the side of their face, showing a large, infected, and swollen cyst on the earlobe with redness and pus.
Close-up of a person's right ear with dark brown hair and a hair clip.