Efficacy and Safety of Fractional CO2 Laser Combined With Intralesional Insulin, Botulinum Toxin or Triamcinolone Acetonide in the Treatment of Keloid: A Clinical, Dermoscopic and Immunohistochemical Study.

"Fractional ablative laser followed by Intralesional insulin injection (Human actrapid insulin 100 IU\\ml solution).~Dose: injection of 0.1 ml\\cm3 of the lesion avoiding subcutaneous injection as much as possible especially in fatty areas."

Fractional ablative laser followed by intralesional Botox-A (100 U vacuum-dried powder in a single-use vial for reconstitution diluted in 2 mL of sterile, preservative-free 0.9% saline to constitute a solution at a concentration of 5 U/0.1 mL),It will be injected into the body of the keloid with the help of a 24gauge needle at a distance of 1 cm apart until slight blanching is visible. The dose will be adjusted to 2.5 U/cm3 of the lesion, not exceeding 100 units per session.

Fractional ablative laser followed by Triamcinolone acetonide injection. TAC 40 mg/ml will be diluted with normal saline solution 0.9% to the concentration of 20 mg/ml .Maximum drug injected during each session will be 40 mg triamcinolone.