Abstract
Keloid Research Foundation in association with Texas Institute of Dermatology and the Groupe de Reflexion de DermatologieVenerologie du Sud (GRDVS), held 1st International Keloid Symposium – AFRICA at Kenzi Menara Palace Hotel in beautiful city of Marrakesh in Morocco on April 30, 2017. This year’s meeting, hosted by GRDVS, was attended by close to 120 delegates from different countries.
There were two special themes to the meeting – Clinical Understands and Management, and Basic Science and Future Directions for research in Keloid Disorder. During the clinical session, the invited speakers discussed challenges involving surgical, as well as medical management of keloid lesions. The following are the summary texts provided by the speakers.