Treatment of a double-giant Rhinophyma with electrocautery and Versajet hydrosurgery system.

نویسندگان

  • Federico Cesare Novati
  • Alberto Franchi
  • Tiziana Roggio
  • Vittorio Ramella
  • Zoran Marij Arnež
چکیده

Rhinophyma is a disfiguring condition etiologically related to rosacea and due to hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands of the nose. It leads to a progressive thickening of the skin up to the development, in some cases, of severe deformities that result in significant functional deficits and serious cosmetic damage. We report a case of giant rhinophyma consisting of 2 large masses that interfered with feeding and respiration of the patient, and we describe the surgical treatment by resection with electrosurgery and razor-thin saline jet (Versajet Hydrosurgery System). This combined approach is simple and effective for the treatment of severe cases of rhinophyma.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Annali italiani di chirurgia

دوره 86 ePub  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2015