November 16th, 2005, by Digital Davo | rhinophyma
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 of …
September 24th, 2005, by Digital Davo | laser therapy, rhinophyma
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 …
September 9th, 2005, by Digital Davo | PDT, rhinophyma
Rosacea News was interested in a recent paper about Photodynamic Therapy and Rhinophyma. It has been mentioned online and at a glance looks very interesting. The trouble with quoting just the title is that you have no idea what the article deals with. Look closely, it is only 2 pages.
Pubmed lists this paper, but it requires a bit more digging to find any more …
September 8th, 2005, by Digital Davo | laser therapy, rhinophyma
The Gold Standard for Decortication of Rhinophyma: Combined Erbium-YAG/CO2 Laser
From Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Volume 28, Number 6, December 2004, Pages: 456 - 460.
Abstract:Rhinophyma is a benign condition of the nose that often is severely disfiguring and occasionally causes functional problems. A considerable proportion of the patients, with rhinophyma are elderly with chronic medical problems. Electrocautery, heated scalpel, carbon dioxide (CO2) laser, argon laser, Weck …
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