Meeting Videos

6ᵗʰ International Keloid Symposium – Amsterdam 2026

Watch the recorded sessions from the 6th International Keloid Symposium, held in Amsterdam, Netherlands · June 11–13, 2026
Day One · Thursday

11 June 2026 — Opening Day

Setting the scene, genetic & translational biomarkers, overall management strategy, and abstract presentations.

Keloid Disorder: A Global View of Current Clinical Challenges | Dr. Michael H. Tirgan

Keloid Disorder through the ages. A historical perspective on Treatment | Dr. Kannan Prema

Keloid Research and Therapy. A worldwide update on scientific | Dr. Frank Niessen

Time to Change the Paradigm : Keloid Disorder as a Systemic Disease | Dr. Youbin Wang

Transcriptomics of keloid fibroblast and immune cell heterogeneity | Dr. Lamont R Jones

Keloid Treatment

DNA Methylation Drives Osteochondrogenic Reprogramming in Keloid Pathogenesis | Dr. Lian Zhang

Does Vitamin D Signaling Play a Role in Keloid Disorder | Dr. Dorothy Supp

Inflammatory Keloid Fibrolasts Promote CCL2 - Dependent Monocyte | Dr. Gwenael ROLIN

Catecholaminergic neurons drive fibro-osseous reprogramming of keloid | Dr. Rui Chen

Challenges in the Treatment of Pediatric Keloids | Dr. Michael H. Tirgan

How to get drugs into keloids | Dr. Albert Wolkerstorfer

Intralesional Corticosteroid Administration in Keloids | Dr. Qiqi Yin

Multimodal Management of Keloids in Dark Skin | Dr. IIham Oulhous

Atypical Post-Surgical Keloid-Like Scar of the Nasal Tip Mimicking | Dr. Estelle Charvet

Four Color Aesthetic Evaluation for Auricular Keloids | Dr. Xiaomei Han

A Prospective cohort study of 141 keloids in 77 Patients | Dr. Deborah Barbosa

Epidermal Cyst Associated With Refractory Keloid Lesions | Dr. Kwangsik Seo

The Implications of 3D Cultures on Keloid Research: A Systematic Review | Dr. Trecy Hemedi

Day Two · Friday

12 June 2026 — Surgical, Non-Surgical & Radiation Therapy

Next-generation surgical approaches, non-surgical management, radiation therapy, and the Keloid Tumor Board.

Treatment of Mandibular Keloids Using the Micro-Trephine Punch | Dr. Xianyan Lou

Keloid Recurrence after Debulking Combined with Cryotherapy | Dr. Udemba C

Transcriptional Profiles of Keloid Tissue and Matched Normal Skin | Dr. Lamont R. Jones

The SCAR WARS project: a pilot study evaluating the effectiveness | Dr. Thomas Lihoreau

Large Keloid treatment in high chest tension area by tension | Dr. Youbin Wang

Jet Injectors for the Treatment of Keloids | Dr. Albert Wolkerstorfer

USE CRYOTHERAPHY FOR TREATMENT OF KELOID LESIONS | Dr. Michael Tirgan

Management and Prevention of Scars/Keloids after Lipolaser | Dr.Gisele Viana De Oliveira

Adjuvant Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Keloids | Dr. Jonathan Tsao

The Evolving Role of Radiotherapy in Keloid Management | Dr.Henry Weatherburn

Integrated Surgical Debulking Combined with Laser and Radiotherapy (SLCR) | Dr. Xiaoli Wu

Standard Surgical Approaches for Keloid Treatment | Dr. Mika Ikeda

A Comparison of the Characteristics of Megavoltage Electron Beams | Dr. Henry Weatherburn

Comparing recurrent keloid from different body sites using scRNA-seq | Dr. Kai Munte

Basal Cell Carcinoma Secondary to a Chest Keloid | Dr. Wu You

When Acne Scar Treatment Goes Wrong: Severe Facial & Nasal Keloid | Dr. Sajjad Rajpar

Non-Surgical Management of Earlobe Keloids: A Patient-Centered | Dr. Raul Caceres

The Use of Topical Treatment to Treat Keloid Scars resulting from Burn | Dr. Patricia Yap

Day Three · Saturday

13 June 2026 — Closing Day

Pediatric keloid disorder, translational research, non-surgical advances, and closing abstract presentations.

Challenges in the Treatment of Pediatric Keloids | Dr. Michael H. Tirgan

Geographic Variability in Pediatric Keloid Disorder : Insight from Shanghai | Dr. Dan Deng

A Combined Protocol for Toe Keloid Lesions After Pediatric Syndactyly | Dr. Xurong Liu

Comparison of Quantitative Evaluation and Conventional Scar Scale Analysis | Dr. Dan Deng

Exploring the mechanisms of keloid recurrence | Prof. Fiona Wood

Patient Live Session: How do I deal with my keloid? | Dr. Juliette Louter

Reduce Systemic inflammation with a holistic approach | Dr. Frank Niessen

The Combination of the Mini-punch Technique and Photodynamic Therapy | Dr. Jianzhong Peng

A Revolutionary New Combined Treatment for Aggressive Keloid Tumors | Dr. John Glees

Intralesional Treatment Strategies for Keloids: An Operative Principle | Dr. Chunhui Xie

Rationale based repurposing of drug combinations for topical | Dr. Akash Gunjan

Are we using too much Triamcinolone Acetonide for intralesional keloid | Dr. Nina Zamani

Effect of keloid properties on treatment efficacy | Dr. Qiqi Yan

Anxiety and depression in patient with single versus multiple keloids | Dr. Lian Zhang

Psychosocial impact of Keloid Disorder | Ms. Sofia de Carvalho Leal

Join us in Paris for the 7ᵗʰ Symposium

The 7th International Keloid Symposium will be held at Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, from 17–19 June 2027.