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Issue: No. 90 (2025): Kỷ niệm 10 năm thành lập Tạp chí Y Dược học Cần Thơ 2015-2025
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DOI: 10.58490/ctump.2025i90.4103
Date Published: 25/08/2025
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Le, T. K. C., Vo, T. K. L., & Doan, Q. T. (2025). CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT OF KELOID AND HYPERTROPHIC SCARS USING INTRALESIONAL TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE INJECTION COMBINED WITH FRACTIONAL CO2 LASER THERAPY AT CAN THO DERMATOLOGY HOSPITAL IN 2024-2025. Cantho Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy, 90, 201-206. https://doi.org/10.58490/ctump.2025i90.4103

CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND TREATMENT OF KELOID AND HYPERTROPHIC SCARS USING INTRALESIONAL TRIAMCINOLONE ACETONIDE INJECTION COMBINED WITH FRACTIONAL CO2 LASER THERAPY AT CAN THO DERMATOLOGY HOSPITAL IN 2024-2025

Thi Kim Chi Le1, , Thi Kim Loan Vo1, Quoc Tuan Doan2
1 Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2 Dong Thap Hospital of Dermato-Venereology

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Abstract

Background: Treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars remains a challenge for dermatologists. Objectives: To describe the clinical characteristics and evaluate the treatment outcomes of keloids and hypertrophic scars using intralesional triamcinolone acetonide combined with fractional CO₂ laser therapy at Can Tho Dermatology Hospital in 2024-2025. Materials and Methods: A case series study was conducted on 32 patients with keloids and hypertrophic scars treated from May 2024 to February 2025. Results: After 12 weeks of treatment, the mean Vancouver Scar Scale (VSS) score decreased by 3.4±2.3 points, which was statistically significant. Pain is the most common side effect. Conclusion: The combined treatment method demonstrated marked therapeutic efficacy, with a high rate of moderate to good clinical response, suggesting promising potential for managing keloids and hypertrophic scars. 

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Keloid, hypertrophic scar, fractional CO₂ laser

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