Radiation Therapy in the Treatment of Keloids

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Keloids are benign raised scars that form by excessive tissue proliferation and excess collagen in the skin during healing. Although benign lesions, keloids can often have a negative impact on self-esteem and quality of life. Under normal circumstances, cutaneous injury results in wound closure and a flat scar. However, an imbalance at any point during the wound healing process can result in continued growth of a painful and pruritic keloid scar. The keloid can appear a few months to a few years after the cutaneous insult and continue to grow indefinitely without signs of regression.