Zilinsky I, Tsur H, Trau H, Orenstein A
Department of Plastic Surgery, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
J Dermatol Surg Oncol. 1989 Jun;15(6):666-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.1989.tb03606.x.
Keloids are commonly seen as a complication of earlobe piercing. As biopsies are usually not performed routinely in many instances, some of the lesions might, in fact, represent other entities, such as cutaneous pseudolymphoma. Contrary to keloids, for which surgery alone is not recommended, a simple excision or superficial x-ray is sufficient in such cases.