Frequently Asked Questions About Keloid Scars
What’s the difference between hypertrophic scars and keloid scars? Hypertrophic scars are thick, raised scars that develop in the area where the skin is injured. Scars are normal during the human body’s healing process, but a hypertrophic scar is the result of an abnormal response to skin injury. The body produces too much collagen, so […]
Physician Spotlight – January 2018
Michael H. Gold, M.D., FAAD Founder and Medical Director of Gold Skin Care Center, Advanced Aesthetics Medical Spa, The Laser & Rejuvenation Center, and Tennessee Clinical Research Center: Clinical Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN. As a dermatologist, we are constantly faced with skin cancers and with keloids in our practices. We […]
Should I Get the SRT-100 for My Practice?
Superficial radiation therapy was first used to treat non-melanoma skin cancers, such as basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas, back in the 1970s. For the last few decades, the treatment method fell out of use due to a decline in available machinery. Now, the treatment is making a resurgence as our machine becomes more widespread. […]
The Best Keloid Scar Treatment Options
If you have keloid scars, chances are you’ve struggled with them for a while. These scars are notorious for their ability to resist attempts to treat or remove them, and often regrow a few years later. You have most likely asked yourself how to remove keloid scars a number of times. Here are a few […]
What is Superficial Radio Therapy? (SRT)
What is Superficial Radio Therapy? Superficial Radio Therapy is the latest non-invasive, non-melanoma skin cancer treatment option. Superficial Radio Therapy is administered with the use of the SRT-100™, our state-of-the-art system inspired by the tried-and-true Superficial Radio Therapy systems that were once the proven gold standard among dermatologists and radiation oncologists. The difference? Our machine […]
How to Stop the Recurrence of Keloid Scars with SRT Treatment
Have your patients tried surgical methods of keloid removal, only to find that the keloid scar returns stronger than ever after the operation? Keloid scars are often very difficult to treat, because surgery can send the wrong signals to the skin to restart the wound healing process. This mix-up can lead to a keloid scar […]
Offer Your Patients Non-Surgical Keloid Treatment
If you have patients with keloid scars on their chest, back, shoulders, earlobes, or face, you know and understand just how frustrating, annoying, and embarrassing those keloid scars can be. They’re itchy and sometimes quite painful, interrupting and causing issues for patients in their daily lives. Most of the 18 million people suffering are not […]
How to Get Rid of a Keloid Scar
If you have keloid scars on your skin, we understand just how frustrating, annoying, and sometimes embarrassing this can be. Keloid scars can be painful and itchy, varying in degrees of sensation from person-to-person, interrupting and causing problems in your daily life. Unfortunately, not even half of the millions of people suffering from keloid scars […]
The SRT-100™: Non-Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treatment
While Mohs surgery has proven to be an extremely effective method of treatment for non-melanoma skin cancers like squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma, there are many significant downsides to this procedure from a patient’s perspective. Depending on the operation, Mohs surgery can result in large, nasty scarring that requires reconstructive surgery by a […]
The SRT-100™: Non-Invasive Basal Cell Carcinoma Treatment
While Mohs surgery has proven to be extremely effective at treating non-melanoma skin cancers like basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma, there are huge drawbacks to the procedure from the perspective of the patient. Depending on the operation, Mohs surgery can leave behind large, nasty scarring that requires reconstructive surgery by a plastic surgeon. […]
