6. Needle-free electronically-controlled jet injector treatment with bleomycin and lidocaine is effective and welltolerated in patients with recalcitrant keloids. 162 Characteristic N (%) N = 15 Sex Female 8 (53.3%) Age, median (Q1–Q3) 28 (22–41) Fitzpatrick skin type 1–2 1 (6.7%) 3–4 11 (73.3%) 5–6 3 (20.0%) Number of lesions 1–10 8 (53.3%) 10 ≥ 30 4 (26.7%) >30 3 (20.0%) Anatomical location Abdomen 1 (6.7%) Shoulder(s)/back 13 (86.7%) Thorax 7 (46.7%) Etiology Acne 7 (46.7%) Trauma/surgery 5 (33.3%) Spontaneous/unknown 4 (26.7%) Previous treatments Brachytherapy 3 (20.0%) Cryotherapy 2 (13.3%) Intralesional bleomycin treatments 6 (40.0%) Intralesional TCA treatments 15 (100.0%)
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