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Will V-Beam Laser Work on Keloids?
asked 1 year ago by Imlay City
Latest answer by Michele S. Green, MD
Question viewed 555 times
Tags: keloid scar
5 answers to Will V-Beam Laser Work on Keloids?
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V-Beam is highly effective for keloids
The V-Beam is a highly effective laser for keloids. It flattens the scars and reduces the redness. I treat these keloids in conjunction with steroid injections to have the best overall result. It is the best laser for keloids and I have fantastic results.
Michele S. Green, MD
New York Dermatologist
New York Dermatologist
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Vbeam assists in the treatment of keloids
Vbeam is often effective at reducing the redness associated with keloid scars. I often recommend that patients do Vbeam in conjunction with injections of a steroid locally to help flatten the keloid as well.
Pamela Norden, MD, MBA
Wellesley Dermatologic Surgeon
Wellesley Dermatologic Surgeon
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Vbeam helpful with Keloids
Keloids are often unsightly, red, painful, itchy or tender. They are often best treated with a combination of therapies. The combination I find most effective is use of the Pulsed Dye laser in combination with Intralesional steroids. This approach seems to flatten, soften and eliminate symptoms better than either alone, and both have strong clinical evidence to support their use.
Jeffrey C. Poole, MD
Metairie Dermatologic Surgeon
Metairie Dermatologic Surgeon
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V Beam and Keloids
Keloids are overgrown scars, if you will, usually inflamed, sometimes itchy or painful. The V-Beam, which is a pulsed dye laser, can be quite useful in improving the symptoms and appearance of keloids -- usually the treatment is repeated at monthly intervals and used in a conjuction with the injection of kenalog (a steroid) into the scar.
Deborah Sarnoff, MD
New York Dermatologic Surgeon
New York Dermatologic Surgeon
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V-Beam Laser and Keloids
A V-beam laser will help with redness associated with a keloid, but will not significantly affect the size, shape, or other characteristics of this condition. A keloid is an abnormal response to injury, whereby the scar grows beyond its original boundaries. Treatment of keloids often requires several modalities, most commonly involving injectable steroids and excision; the recurrence rate with any of these combinations is typically about 50%. Keloids can also be radiated to...
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