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Consultant Plastic Surgeon

Director of Academic Plastic Surgery Programmes

Queen Mary University of London

London

UK

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IG is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Consultant Clinical Oncologist

GenesisCare

Cromwell Hospital

London

UK

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RS wrote the radiotherapy section of this topic. At the time of writing, he had received funds as a consultant as clinical lead for GenesisCare for skin and benign radiotherapy and as medical director for XStrahl, which designs and manufactures radiotherapy machines that can be used to treat keloid scars. RS has spoken at educational events on radiotherapy for keloid scarring and other benign and malignant conditions and has a working relationship with plastic surgeons who refer patients for radiotherapy for keloid scarring.Since contributing to the topic, RS has declared that he treats patients with radiotherapy for keloid scars in the private sector for GenesisCare and has received consulting fees from GenesisCare. He is also reimbursed for being a medical director and a shareholder and board member of Xstrahl Limited. He is board member and president of International Organisation for Radiotherapy for Benign Conditions (a community interest company), and has given webinars on the topic of radiotherapy for keloid scars for them. He is director and chief medical officer of Theralife, a company formed to treat patients with radiotherapy for non-cancer conditions. He works clinically with Ioannis Goutos for the benefit of patients with keloid scars. RS will not make further contributions to this topic.

Mr Ioannis Goutos and Dr Richard Shaffer would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Andrew Burd, and Dr Lin Huang, previous contributors to this topic.

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AB and LH are authors of a number of references cited in this topic.

Director

Firefighters' Burn Treatment Unit and Plastic Surgery Wound Healing Research Laboratory

Professor

Department of Surgery

University of Alberta

Edmonton

Alberta

Canada

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EET declares that he has no competing interests.

Professor and Chair of Dermatology

University of Alabama

Birmingham

AL

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BEE declares that she has no competing interests for this topic.