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Magnetic compression for the ear, and the research behind it.

The published evidence on pressure after ear keloid removal, what the kit is, and how to offer it in your practice.

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What it is

Keloid Buds are magnetic compression discs for the ear. One disc sits on each side of the lobe or helix and the pair holds itself in place, with no clip or spring. The kit has two sizes, 15/16 inch and 9/16 inch, four comfort pads and a storage jar.

89.4%of patients had no return of their ear keloid 18 months after surgery followed by magnetic pressure, in one hospital study of 883 patients.1

See the kit

The Keloid Buds kit on a bathroom counter in morning light: the box, the open storage jar with its lid, two large discs, two small discs and four comfort pads

The evidence

Ear keloids often come back after surgery alone. One review reported a return rate of 50 to 100 percent after removal without any follow-up step.3

Published research describes pressure on the ear as an add-on step used after an ear keloid is surgically removed.123

Magnets have been studied as a way to apply that pressure. One hospital in Korea reported that 89.4 percent of 883 patients had no return of their ear keloid 18 months after removal followed by magnet pressure.1

Keloid Buds were not tested in the studies cited on this page.

Sources include studies published in peer-reviewed medical journals: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Global Open and Archives of Craniofacial Surgery.

Sources

  1. Park TH, Seo SW, Kim JK, Chang CH. Outcomes of surgical excision with pressure therapy using magnets and identification of risk factors for recurrent keloids. Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 2011. View source

  2. Park TH, Chang CH. Early postoperative magnet application combined with hydrocolloid dressing for the treatment of earlobe keloids. Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, 2013. View source

  3. Sobec R, Dobreanu C, Fodor L, Şomcutean A, Ţichil I, Cosgarea M. Ear keloids: a review and update of treatment options. Clujul Medical, 2013. View source

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Where this started

Keloid Buds started with a dermatologist whose son wrestled. She was already giving the ear magnets from Cauli Buds to her ear keloid patients, and suggested we make a version for them.

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