Prostate Cancer
Can HIFU be repeated?
What is the short answer?
Yes, in many cases.
If follow-up shows cancer in the treated area or a new spot, HIFU can often be repeated.
Is a visit a good idea?
Get checked if you have localized prostate cancer, or your PSA rises after treatment.
What else should I know?
Surgery and radiation also remain options afterward.
Regular PSA tests and MRIs guide decisions.
Ready to come in?
From McDonough to Stockbridge and Locust Grove, Henry County families visit us at our Conyers Clinic (1366 Wellbrook Circle Suite B, Conyers, GA 30012), and procedures take place at our Snellville Clinic & Surgery Center (1557 Janmar Rd, Snellville, GA 30078). Our team will be glad to help you book.
How do our urologists approach this?
Follow-up after HIFU matters as much as the treatment itself. Our urologists track your PSA and plan MRIs, and a biopsy when it’s needed. If cancer shows up again in the treated area or a new spot, we talk through whether repeat HIFU, surgery or radiation makes sense for you. Having more than one path forward is part of why we plan follow-up so carefully.
What happens at a visit?
Bring your treatment records, recent PSA values and MRI reports. We’ll go over the trend with you, explain what any change means, and decide together on the next test or treatment.
How should I prepare?
Bring your HIFU treatment records, every PSA result since treatment and any recent MRI reports. Write down any changes in urination or erections since treatment, so we can include them in planning.
When should I call?
Call us if your PSA result comes back higher than expected, or if you have new urinary symptoms or trouble with erections after treatment.
What do people in Henry County ask us?
These are the questions we hear most, each with a short answer.
If HIFU is repeated, are other treatments still possible?
Yes. Surgery and radiation also remain options afterward.
How is the cancer checked after HIFU?
Regular PSA tests and MRIs guide decisions, with a biopsy when needed.
Is there a video on this?
Dr. Vahan Kassabian discusses HIFU for localized prostate cancer in this Advanced Urology video.
- Watch: Dr. Kassabian discusses HIFU for the treatment of localized prostate cancer on CBS What the video covers: Dr. Kassabian talks on CBS about HIFU as a treatment for localized prostate cancer.
Where can I learn more?
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