Prostate Cancer
Can HIFU be repeated?
Here’s the 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.
Some background
Surgery and radiation also remain options afterward.
Regular PSA tests and MRIs guide decisions.
Booking your visit
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.
Our urologists’ approach
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.
Coming in to see us
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.
What to bring
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 a phone call helps
Call us if your PSA result comes back higher than expected, or if you have new urinary symptoms or trouble with erections after treatment.
Questions from Henry County
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.
Short video
Dr. Vahan Kassabian discusses HIFU for localized prostate cancer in this Advanced Urology video.
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