Before we embark on your treatment journey to remove your keloid scar and prevent it from coming back, we will meet to discuss your treatment options. As keloid scars are a benign condition (keloid scars do not spread or cause serious physical effects on your body), we need to have an open and frank conversation about the risks of surgery and radiotherapy to treat your scar.
Most notably, in young patients, we need to talk about the risk of radiation in cancer induction. While this risk is small, cancers that occur as a result of radiotherapy, are serious. We’ll therefore need to weigh this risk up against the impact the keloid is having on your well-being. I will discuss the risks of treatment with you at length before we proceed with treatment. All of your appointments will be with me personally, and I’ll put aside as much time as you need to be confident in the decision that you’ve made.
When it comes to planning your radiotherapy, I will be present at your planning appointment to ensure that the radiotherapy is designed to give you the best chances of treatment success. I’ll be overseeing all of the radiotherapy treatments and arranging a personalised follow-up plan with you once the treatment is concluded.