Fractional Radiofrequency With Streroids Versus Fractional CO2 Laser With Steroids in the Treatment of Keloids

Keloids are harmless, raised scars that develop when the body produces too much scar tissue after an injury, surgery, or other skin damage. They may grow beyond the original wound, become firm, red or purple, and cause itching. Treatment options include silicone dressings, pressure therapy, steroid injections, surgery, freezing, laser therapy, radiation, and other medicines. Steroid injections, especially triamcinolone, can soften and reduce the size and thickness of keloids. Radiofrequency microneedling is another treatment that uses very fine needles and controlled energy to create tiny channels in the skin. This may reduce keloid tissue, encourage healthier healing, and help steroid medication reach deeper into the scar