Treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars with adhesive zinc tape.

A report is given on the treatment of keloids and hypertrophic scars using ordinary zinc tape. Among 41 patients who had their keloids or hypertrophic scars covered with zinc tape, the size of the scars in 23 patients was reduced to the level of the surrounding skin within the mean treatment time of 6 months. In the remaining patients the size of the keloids also decreased and treatment is being continued. The itching decreased in all the 37 patients who suffered from itching before tape treatment and in 20 patients it disappeared totally. The redness of the scars decreased in all cases.