Treatment of keloids with a single dose of low energy superficial X-ray radiation to prevent recurrence after surgical excision: an in vitro and in vivo study

• Evidence-based radiation parameters for preventing post-surgical keloid recurrence are unavailable. • Based on radiation parameters determined in vitro, a single dose of 8Gy,50kV X-rays delivered an average of 34 days after keloid excision blocked recurrence in 13 of 14 keloids, although 4 pat ients with 6 keloids were lost to follow up.
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - Category: Dermatology Authors: Source Type: research