High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, Focal Therapy is a method that has been used since the second half of the 1990s. This method, which was used for benign prostate enlargement at first, has started to be used in time because of its treatment value in prostate cancer. It has been widely used in prostate cancer since 2002. Focal HIFU treatment has been applied since 2011.
Focal Therapy is an appropriate treatment option for low- and intermediate-risk prostate cancer. The most important advantage is that there is no need to completely remove the prostate. With this method, the diseased area seen on MRI is burned and the prostate remains where it is. Thus, the risk of problems in the patient's sexual life and urinary retention function is eliminated. With these features, Focal Therapy is also called "Prostate Protective Cancer Treatment".