419 / 1609
•
43 patients with 67 keloids in total.
•
After extralesional excision, HDR
2
×
6 Gy
the first
within 4 hours
after surgery and the second within
TREATMENT: RECALCITRANT KELOIDS
24 hours.
•
Recurrence rate:
3.1%
mean FU 33.6 months.
•
Complaints of pain and pruritus decreased by 82.9
and 87.2 percent,
•
Pigmentation problems were seen in 21.4%
Van Leeuwen MC, Stokmans SC, Bulstra AE et at. High-dose-rate brachytherapy for the
treatment of recalcitrant keloids: a unique, effective treatment protocol. Plast Reconstr Surg.
2014;134:527-34
Are 2 fractions
enough?