CASE REPORT article
Front. Oncol.
Sec. Radiation Oncology
Volume 15 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2025.1586196
This article is part of the Research TopicRadiation Therapy and Organ Preservation: Controversies and Emerging EvidenceView all 10 articles
Successful Treatment of Disfiguring Facial Scar Using Surgery Combined with Superficial Radiotherapy: A Case Report with Literature Review A successful case of surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy for the treatment of facial disfiguring scar, a case report with literature review
Provisionally accepted
- Department of dermatology，Wuhan NO.1 hospital，Wuhan，China, Wuhan, China
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We performed superficial radiotherapy after surgery on a facial Our patient was a 41-year-old male with a disfiguring facial scar caused by extensive burns, the scar formatted again after surgery. After radiotherapy, the patient's. The patient underwent surgery for his facial scar; however, the scar recurred after surgery. Then, the patient underwent superficial radiotherapy, after which the patient's facial scar flattened gradually, and finally the patient'shis face was restored to normal appearance. Follow up for 1 year after treatment, no. No significant adverse reactions waswere observed. after 1 year of follow-up.The results indicate that superficial radiotherapy may promote the atrophy of hypertrophic scar tissue and can restore the normal appearance of the skin by reshaping the wound repair process.
Keywords: Keloids, Superficial radiotherapy, Disfiguring scar, Surgery, Reshape
Received: 02 Mar 2025; Accepted: 31 Jul 2025.
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* Correspondence: Liang Zhang, Department of dermatology，Wuhan NO.1 hospital，Wuhan，China, Wuhan, China
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