Arch Aesthetic Plast Surg.  2018 Jun;24(2):62-67. 10.14730/aaps.2018.24.2.62.

Evaluation of Triamcinolone Injection and Subcision as a First-Line Non-Surgical Treatment of Post-Traumatic Acute Trap-Door Deformity

• Kim CH
• Son KM
• Choi WY
• Cheon JS

• KMID: 2415022
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.14730/aaps.2018.24.2.62

Abstract

BACKGROUND
Trap-door deformity is a biophysical phenomenon in which U-, C-, or V-shaped linear scars tend to become depressed and the tissue circumscribed by them tends to bulge. The aim of the present study was to demonstrate the efficacy of triamcinolone acetonide (TCA) injection and subcision as a first-line treatment for post-traumatic acute trap-door deformity.
METHODS
In trap-door deformity patients, a subcision was made by cutting the fibrotic band along the scar line in the depression using a 22-gauge needle. TCA was administered. An intralesional injection was made along areas of scarring that were difficult to penetrate with the needle. Scar quality parameters were assessed at each follow-up by a single observer and the patient, using the patient and observer scar assessment scale (POSAS) with an additional question about bulging.
RESULTS
The average POSAS score per question on the observer scale improved from 6.6±1.31 to 3.6±1.08, and the average POSAS score per question on the patient scale improved from 5.5±1.57 to 2.5±1.26. The average bulging score on the observer scale decreased from 6.0±0.98 to 3.0±0.83, and that on the patient scale decreased from 5.0±1.67 to 2.0±1.30. The average general opinion score on the observer scale decreased from 5.5±1.12 to 3.5±0.91, and that on the patient scale decreased from 6.0±1.84 to 2.0±0.79.
CONCLUSIONS
Better outcomes can be obtained by using both TCA and subcision as the first-line therapy for post-traumatic acute trap-door deformity.

Keyword

Cicatrix; Contracture; Triamcinolone acetonide

MeSH Terms

Biophysical Phenomena
Cicatrix
Congenital Abnormalities*
Contracture
Depression
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Injections, Intralesional
Needles
Triamcinolone Acetonide
Triamcinolone*
Triamcinolone
Triamcinolone Acetonide