ABSTRACT
Introduction: Keloids represent an excessive connective tissueresponse to injury, which may be trivial. Despite numeroussmall case series advocating a wide range of therapies, there isno level one evidence for any single treatment. This study wasdone to know the role of 5% imiquimod cream in preventingrecurrence of excised keloids.Material and methods: Study was done on 30 Cases ofkeloids attending the Department of DVL, Osmania generalhospital for a duration of 6 months from December 2017 toMay 2018.Results: It was observed that after 6 months, 7 of 8 keloidson the trunk and 4 of the 6 keloids on the extremities hadevidence of recurrence while of 14 auricular keloids, only2 had evidence of recurrence and none of the keloids in thesuprapubic region had evidence of recurrence.Conclusion: According to the present study the use ofpostoperative, topically applied imiquimod following shaveexcision is a more effective intervention compared to thestandard, complete excision of keloids.