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Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery 1/2022

01-02-2022 | Brachytherapy | Review

Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Keloids

Authors: Wenfang Dong, Bin Qiu, Fei Fan

Published in: Aesthetic Plastic Surgery | Issue 1/2022

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Abstract

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 present, the application of adjuvant radiotherapy has been widely accepted by clinicians, while the consensus of optimal adjuvant radiotherapy strategies for keloids has not been reached. Factors such as radiation timing, dose, fractions, and lesion locations may be associated with the clinical outcomes of patients with keloids after radiotherapy while a comprehensive review is lacking. Herein, this review summarized the published literature of adjuvant radiotherapy for keloids involving mechanism, timing, dose, fractions, and complications, etc., which may facilitate clinical decision making.
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Metadata
Title
Adjuvant Radiotherapy for Keloids
Authors
Wenfang Dong
Bin Qiu
Fei Fan
Publication date
01-02-2022
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / Issue 1/2022
Print ISSN: 0364-216X
Electronic ISSN: 1432-5241
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00266-021-02442-w

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