Carbon Dioxide Laser Vaporization of Turbinate for Allergic Rhinitis.

Bartholin's gland cysts: management with carbon-dioxide laser vaporization.

PURPOSE To evaluate the effectiveness, recurrence rate, and complications of carbon-dioxide laser vaporization in the treatment of Bartholin's gland cysts. METHODS A retrospective study including 127 patients with symptomatic Bartholin' gland cysts submitted to carbon-dioxide laser vaporization at our institution from January 2005 to June 2011. Patients with Bartholin's gland abscesses and th...

Successful treatment of Buschke-Lowenstein tumour of the penis with carbon dioxide laser vaporization.

Combination Surgical Excision and Fractional Carbon Dioxide Laser for Treatment of Rhinophyma

Rhinophyma is a severe late complication of rosacea, which is characterized by progressive hyperplasia of sebaceous glands and connective tissue involving the lower two-thirds of the nose. It can be an emotionally devastating disorder, and serve as a medium for occult cancers and other health problems. Many surgical treatments have been advocated, as well as dermabrasion and laser therapy. In l...

Epithelial shedding of the inferior turbinate in perennial allergic and nonallergic rhinitis: a riddle to solve.

OBJECTIVE To examine the epithelial integrity of the inferior turbinate in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis (PAR) and perennial nonallergic (vasomotor) rhinitis (PNAR). DESIGN Nonrandomized, controlled morphometric study. SETTING University-affiliated hospital. PATIENTS Fifty-eight inferior turbinate samples were processed for histological study. Nineteen were from patients with ...

ACUPUNCTURE AND ALLERGIC RHINITIS About allergic rhinitis

The condition can affect several organ systems, and cause many symptoms. Typical symptoms include sneezing, nasal itching, nasal blockage, and watery nasal discharge.(Lund 1994) Other symptoms include eye symptoms (e.g. red eyes, itchy eyes, tearing), coughing, wheezing and shortness of breath, oral allergy syndrome (i.e. an itchy, swollen oropharynx on eating stoned fruits), and systemic sympt...