Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature review
IntroductionFacial scars are generally disfiguring and can cause both physiological and psychological trauma. Currently, there is a lack of effective treatment options for facial scars. In recent years, local superficial radiation therapy has emerged as a clinically proven treatment to effectively p...
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| author | Yong-xia Zong Yinghua Song Shuang Deng Liang Zhang Ze Li |
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| description | IntroductionFacial scars are generally disfiguring and can cause both physiological and psychological trauma. Currently, there is a lack of effective treatment options for facial scars. In recent years, local superficial radiation therapy has emerged as a clinically proven treatment to effectively prevent scar recurrence after surgery.Case presentationOur patient was a 41-year-old male with a disfiguring facial scar caused by extensive burns. 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 his face was restored to normal. No significant adverse reactions were observed after 1 year of follow-up.ConclusionThe 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. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c84c2919fcd440028b52f2d76bac80282025-08-21T05:27:15ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-08-011510.3389/fonc.2025.15861961586196Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature reviewYong-xia Zong0Yinghua Song1Shuang Deng2Liang Zhang3Ze Li4School of Medicine, Jianghan University, Wuhan, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaDepartment of Dermatology, Wuhan No.1 Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei, ChinaInstitute of Burns, Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University and Wuhan Third Hospital, Wuhan, ChinaIntroductionFacial scars are generally disfiguring and can cause both physiological and psychological trauma. Currently, there is a lack of effective treatment options for facial scars. In recent years, local superficial radiation therapy has emerged as a clinically proven treatment to effectively prevent scar recurrence after surgery.Case presentationOur patient was a 41-year-old male with a disfiguring facial scar caused by extensive burns. 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 his face was restored to normal. No significant adverse reactions were observed after 1 year of follow-up.ConclusionThe 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.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1586196/fullkeloidssuperficial radiotherapydisfiguring scarsurgeryreshape |
| spellingShingle | Yong-xia Zong Yinghua Song Shuang Deng Liang Zhang Ze Li Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature review Frontiers in Oncology keloids superficial radiotherapy disfiguring scar surgery reshape |
| title | Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature review |
| title_full | Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature review |
| title_fullStr | Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature review |
| title_short | Successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy: a case report with literature review |
| title_sort | successful treatment of disfiguring facial scar using surgery combined with superficial radiotherapy a case report with literature review |
| topic | keloids superficial radiotherapy disfiguring scar surgery reshape |
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