{"id":20106,"date":"2023-05-22T13:55:25","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T17:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/?post_type=sw_disease_condition&#038;p=20106"},"modified":"2025-08-15T15:46:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T19:46:48","slug":"actinic-keratosis","status":"publish","type":"sw_disease_condition","link":"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/diseases-and-conditions\/actinic-keratosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Actinic Keratosis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-focused-ultrasound-therapy\">Focused Ultrasound Therapy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound is a therapeutic technology that could transform the quality of life and decrease the cost of care for patients with the pre-malignant disease of actinic keratosis. This novel technology focuses beams of ultrasound energy precisely and accurately on targets in the body without damaging surrounding normal tissue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How it Works<\/strong><br>Where the beams converge, focused ultrasound produces thermal ablation (burning) of the target tissue.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The primary options for treatment of actinic keratosis include cryotherapy (freezing the effected tissue) or more invasive surgery. For certain patients, focused ultrasound could provide a noninvasive alternative to surgery with less risk of complications \u2013 such as like surgical wound healing or infection \u2013 at a lower cost. Focused ultrasound can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue, and it can be repeated, if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The recent work by <strong><a aria-label=\"Toosonix (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/toosonix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toosonix<\/a> <\/strong>involves the use of a transducer device that is specifically designed to treat close to the skin, as it can be done with very low risk of having skin burns. This device has resulted in the recent CE Mark approval in Europe, so the Toosonix device is now covered for this and a variety of other medical and cosmetic indications.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advantages<\/strong><strong><\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused ultrasound is non-invasive, so it does not carry added concerns like surgical wound healing or infection.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Focused ultrasound can reach the desired target without damaging surrounding tissue.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It can be repeated, if necessary.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clinical Trials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the present time, there are no clinical trials recruiting patients for focused ultrasound treatment of actinic keratosis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Foundation updates these pages regularly, but with the increasing number of clinical trials, we want to be sure that our audience has the latest information available. Therefore, we also added the website search information for the above trials. If you click <a href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/search?cond=Actinic%20Keratosis&amp;term=focused%20ultrasound&amp;aggFilters=status:not%20rec\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>, it will take you to the latest information available from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/strong><\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-find-a-treatment-site\">Find a Treatment Site<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fusfoundation.org\/the-technology\/treatment-sites\/?indication=Actinic%20Keratosis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Search for a treatment center or clinical trial near you.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Regulatory Approval and Reimbursement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Focused ultrasound treatment for actinic keratosis is not yet approved by regulatory bodies or covered by medical insurance companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notable Papers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34933303\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Seyed Jafari SM, Cazzaniga S, Bossart S, Feldmeyer L, Pelloni L, van Rhyn M, Angermeier S, Adatto M, Hunger RE, Heidemeyer K. Efficacy Assessment of the&nbsp;High-Frequency&nbsp;High-Intensity&nbsp;Focused&nbsp;Ultrasound&nbsp;as a New Treatment for&nbsp;Actinic&nbsp;Keratosis<\/strong><\/a>. Dermatology. 2022;238(4):662-667. doi: 10.1159\/000520536. Epub 2021 Dec 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Serup J, Bove T, Zawada T, Jessen A, Poli M. <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" class=\"ek-link\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32557832\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>High-frequency (20 MHz)&nbsp;high-intensity&nbsp;focused&nbsp;ultrasound: New Treatment of&nbsp;actinic&nbsp;keratosis, basal cell carcinoma, and Kaposi sarcoma. An open-label exploratory study<\/strong><\/a>. Skin Res Technol. 2020 Nov;26(6):824-831. doi: 10.1111\/srt.12883. 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