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Keloid scar at first presentation.
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Subsequently, a keloid scar began to form (Figure 1).
Follow-up after 1 month of wearing the pressure earing.
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Another injection of 40 mg methylprednisolone acetate was given locally (Figure 2).
Keloid scar 5 months since the initial presentation with a flattened appearance.
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The dose of 40 mg methylprednisolone acetate was once again injected locally, in conjunction with the pressure earring (Figure 3).
Rapid regrowth of keloid scar.
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A final local injection of 60 mg methylprednisolone acetate was administered, resulting in no improvement with a further rapid growth in size (Figure 4).