Rhinophyma: surgical refinements.
Rhinophyma is classically a benign tumor of unknown etiology and pathogenesis. Once fully developed, it requires surgical treatment; its management has invited controversy for more than a century. We favor electrosurgical sculpturing, removal of the burned tissue by abrasion, treatment of the entire nasal cover as a unit, and the utilization of biological dressings to promote reepithelization. The cosmetic results have been gratifying.
D001684:Biological Dressings; D003869:Dermabrasion; D004598:Electrosurgery; D006801:Humans; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000601:surgery*; D012225:Rhinoplasty / Q000379:methods*; D012393:Rosacea / Q000601:surgery*