TREATMENT OF SCARS AND KELOIDS WITH A CREAM CONTAINING SILICONE OIL

被引:84
作者
SAWADA, Y [1 ]
SONE, K [1 ]
机构
[1] HIROSAKI UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT PHARM,HIROSAKI,AOMORI 036,JAPAN
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BRITISH JOURNAL OF PLASTIC SURGERY | 1990年 / 43卷 / 06期
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10.1016/0007-1226(90)90189-7
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R61 [外科手术学];
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The clinical effect of silicone cream containing 20% of silicone oil was tested on 47 patients with hypertrophic scars and keloids. A silicone cream/occlusive dressing technique, quite similar in manner to silicone gel treatment, resulted in a remarkable improvement of scars and keloids in 9 of 11 cases (82%) whereas the simple application of the cream onto the scars and keloids of 36 cases resulted in only mild improvement in 8 (22%). Using the chi-square test, a statistically significant difference was seen between these two treatments (p < 0.01). From these findings, we suggest that occlusion and hydration are the principal modes of action of the silicone gel sheet method and our silicone cream/occlusive dressing technique. © 1990 The Trustees of British Association of Plastic Surgeons. All rights reserved.
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