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The prime focus of Dr. Tirgan's medical practice is to provide individualized medical care to those suffering from keloid disorder. Every week, Dr. Tirgan sees tens of patients with various forms of keloids, from children to adults, from patients who only have one small keloid to those who have numerous keloids. Having treated several hundred keloid patients in the past few years, having provided informal consultations to hundreds more from all over the world, Dr. Tirgan is a true expert in treating keloid disorder and very familiar with the urgent needs of keloid patients. As a board certified medical oncologist (cancer specialist), Dr. Tirgan has dedicated much of his professional time to keloid research and treatment of patients with this disorder.Treatment of Keloid:
As most of you already know, keloid is a very hard to treat condition. We obviously lack very effective treatments or drugs for it. This is an area of medicine that unfortunately has been neglected by the medical research community. Although benign, keloid in many ways mimics cancerous tumors that not only resist various treatments, but also reoccur after primary treatment modalities, i.e. after surgery and steroid injections. The key to success of Dr. Tirgan in treating keloids is his ability and expertise in treating cancers and applying similar treatment principals and algorhythms when treating keloids. The key to successful treatment of any keloid is summarized in two words: Patience and Persistence. Treating keloids takes time and requires repeated rounds of treatment. Therefore, achieving results in our practice is truly dependant on commitment from the patients to return for treatment and follow up. This simple message is the common thread among almost all of the Case Studies that are posted here. If you choose to become a patient with our practice, the first thing you will learn from Dr. Tirgan will be Patience and Persistence. Dr. Tirgan often utilizes various non-surgical treatment methods, most importantly cryotherapy, to remove keloid tissue. As you read through the pages of this website, you will see several examples of the results that he has achieved in patients with even most difficult forms of keloids. Having said this, Dr. Tirgan does not claim that he can cure every keloid. Indeed, keloid is a genetic condition and there is no way to undo the underlying cause of keloid in any given patient. Dr. Tirgan, however, using his expertise, can help almost everyone with this disorder, and achieve results that many other physicians simply cannot. Most of our patients have already been to several other doctors and have tried other treatments; treatments that at times have even worsened their keloids.Some facts about Keloid
Keloid Disorder often runs in families. African Americans, Asians and Indians are more prone to develop keloids. We still don't know the genetic abnormality that causes this phenomenon. Finding the gene(s) that lead(s) to formation of keloids is subject of one of our current research studies. As of November 30, 2012, over sixty patients/family members volunteered to participate in this study by providing blood samples for genetic testing and DNA sequencing. We encourage all patients to participate in this study.
Keloids can form as a result of a variety of injuries to the skin, among which are:
- Skin burns
- Acne
- Chicken Pox
- Ear Piercing
- Scratches
- Surgical Cuts
- Vaccination Site
Keloid disorder negatively impacts every patient's quality of life. This impact is more often psychological, and of course physical. Patients who have keloids in visible parts of their body may experience stigmatization, which is often more important to them than the physical disease itself. They may feel being excluded from full social acceptance in their immediate network of peers. For many patients, simple activities such as going to gym or wearing a bathing suit to swim is a taboo, as they do not wish anyone to notice their keloids. The list of limitations placed on patients due to this simple benign skin condition is endless.
Dr. Tirgan is quite cognizant of all these issues and places even more importance on treating keloids that are visible by others. So, please take your time and review the information that is provided in this website. For more detailed information about keloid, please also visit