rhinophyma articles ↓

New surgical adjuncts in the treatment of rhinophyma: the microdebrider and FloSeal. Short Communication. The Journal of Laryngology & Otology. 2003 Jul;117(7):551-2. Kaushik V, Tahery J, Malik TH, Jones PH. Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, South Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK

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This paper documents a case report where a patient who was suffering from rhinphyma also had a basal cell carcinoma – a type of skin cancer. The skin cancer growth would normally have been obvious, but the rhinophyma growths made it difficult to diagnose. The paper warns that in the case of severe rhinophyma, biopsies may be required to confirm that skin cancer is not …

Rhinophyma treated with kilovoltage photons, Australasian Journal of Dermatology, Volume 46 Page 88 – May 2005, CASE REPORT, Marketa Skala, Geoffrey Delaney, Vincent Towell and Nevin Vladica

A 72-year-old retired truck driver presented with a 10-year history of rhinophyma and was successfully treated with 90-kV photons to a total dose of 40 Gy in 20 daily fractions. A brief discussion of …

This study has a comforting conclusion, there is no proof that alcohol consumption leads to a rosacea nose (rhinophyma). This is a popular myth – that the famous red nose of WC Fields was due to drinking. It would be great to be able to dispell this myth once and for all. A secondary conclusion is also comforting, there is no proof …

Use of a Dual-Mode Erbium:YAG Laser for the Surgical Correction of Rhinophyma

Archives of Facial Plast Surg. Vol. 6 No. 4, Jul-Aug 2004. Edgar F. Fincher, MD, PhD; Hayes B. Gladstone, MD

Rhinophyma is a cosmetically deforming disorder characterized by nodular hypertrophy of the nasal soft tissue. Treatment of rhinophyma usually consists of laser ablation or surgical excision for correction of the associated tissue deformity. We …