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Left preauricular keloid.
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F1
The arthroplasties were performed sequentially without complication. The patient subsequently returned to clinic with complaints of pain and discomfort along his left preauricular incision where a keloid had formed (Fig. 1).
vCPM in wound bed after resection of scar tissue.
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F2
A strip of vCPM was then placed in the base of the wound (Fig. 2).
Layered closure with running 5-0 nylon suture.
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F3
The tissue was closed with a 4-0 absorbable monofilament in the deep dermis and a running continuous 5-0 nylon skin closure (Fig. 3).
Healed wound at 4 weeks postoperatively.
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F4
At follow-up 4 weeks later, the incision was clean, dry, and intact with no erythema or induration (Fig. 4).