Background The high recurrence rate of keloids has lead to the use of multiple treatment
adjuncts to improve cosmetic outcomes after surgery. To date, there has been no single …

Since their earliest description, keloids and hypertrophic scars have beleaguered patients
and clinicians alike. These scars can be aesthetically disfiguring, functionally debilitating …

Background: Keloids have been treated by using radiation for over a century, and it is
currently suggested that keloids are best treated by a combination of surgery and …

Keloids and hypertrophic scars (HTS) are the result of overgrowth of fibrous tissue, following
healing of a cutaneous injury, and cause morbidity. There are several treatment modalities …

We aimed to analyze the outcomes of hypofractionated high-energy electron beam
radiotherapy for the treatment of keloids. From February 1998 to January 2012, 568 patients …

Objective: Radiation therapy combined with surgical excision was considered as one of the
most effective treatment plans for keloid lesions. However, there was no unanimity found …

PURPOSE: To identify factors significantly affecting recurrence rates after postoperative
external beam radiotherapy (XRT) of keloids, and to delineate any radiation dose response …

Background: The use of superficial radiation therapy (SRT) has experienced a renaissance
for treating nonmelanoma skin cancers (NMSCs) and recurrent keloids; however, published …

Radiotherapy is one of the therapeutic methods for keloids, and the irradiation technique
has innovated from superficial X-ray to brachytherapy after decades of clinical practice. At …

BACKGROUND: Radiotherapy has been used historically to treat a wide variety of
dermatologie conditions, including nonmelanoma skin cancers, lymphomas, and …