Superficial Radiotherapy: The Perfect Option for Treating Keloids
Keloids are a type of abnormal scar that appears as a raised, thickened area of skin. They form when the body produces too much collagen while healing from an injury or incision. While keloids are not harmful, they can be unsightly and even uncomfortable. They can also cause emotional distress for those who have them, […]
Superficial Radiotherapy: A Brief Introduction
Superficial radiotherapy (SRT) is a type of radiation therapy that uses low-energy X-rays to treat skin conditions. It is called “superficial” because the radiation only penetrates the top layer of the skin, which makes it an effective treatment for skin cancers and other skin conditions that are located on or near the surface of the […]
SRT Effectively Addresses NMSC, Keloids
Superficial radiation therapy (SRT) greatly reduces keloid recurrence rates and, for keratinocytic skin cancers, provides short-term cure rates similar to those in previous SRT research and of surgical options including Mohs surgery, Brian Berman, MD, PhD, told Dermatology Times®.Using ultrasound-based image guidance may improve nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) out- comes, added Berman, Professor Emeritus of […]
Single Dose of SRT To Treat Recurrence After Surgical Excision: An In Vitro & In Vivo Study
A new study on Superficial Radio Therapy (SRT) shows that a single dose can be used to treat recurrence of keloid scarring after surgical excision. This study was conducted on fifteen patients with 20 untreated keloids in various anatomic locations. The results proved successful outcomes of 90%+ . The full study is attached.
JCAD Keloid Retrospective Study with SRT
Recently, a study was conducted on the efficacy of the treatment of keloid scarring using Superficial Radio Therapy and was printed in the Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology (JCAD) magazine. This study shows that when the surgical removal of keloids is followed by treatment with Superficial Radio Therapy, the chances of the keloid scarring […]
Advancing Keloid Treatment: A Novel Multimodal Approach to Ear Keloids
Michael E. Jones, MD,* Jennifer McLane, FNP,* Rachael Adenegan, FNP-C,* JoAnne Lee, PA-BC,*, and Christine A. Ganzer, PMHNP, PhD† BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Management of keloids of the pinna, in particular, those located in the helix and antihelix and lobule that occur as complications of ear piercing. MATERIALS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis of 49 patients treated with extralesional […]
Keloid Management: A Retrospective Case Review on a New Approach Using Surgical Excision, Platelet-Rich Plasma, and In-office Superficial Photon X-ray Radiation Therapy
Michael E. Jones; Cherrell Hardy, BSN, RN; and Julie Ridgway, BSN, RN Jones Keloids Paper – July 2016 Advances in Skin & Wound Care
Head and neck keloid management: A retrospective early review on a new approach using surgical excision, platelet rich plasma and in-office superficial photon X-ray radiation
Michael Eugene Jones, Cherrell Jackee Hardy, Julie Marie Ridgway Jones Keloids Paper – June 2015
