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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Bleomycin tattooing as a promising therapeutic modality in large keloids and hypertrophic scars.
Cryotherapy combined with intralesional triamcinolon injection is the most common traditional therapy for hypertrophic scars and keloids. The literature contains few articles on the use of bleomycin tattoo for treatment of these conditions. ⋯ Bleomycin tattoo may be more effective than cryotherapy combined with intralesional triamcinolon injection in treatment of larger keloids and hypertrophic scars (size > 100 mm2).