title: Rhinophyma: treatment with CO2 laser.
abstract: Rhinophyma is an acne rosacea which primarily affects the midface of elderly men, and causes disfigurement as well as obstruction. There are numerous ways of treating this condition and, in our institution, a CO2 laser is the treatment of choice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck, Mercy/General Health Partners, Muskegon, Michigan, USA.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lomeo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McDonald
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Finneman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008297:Male; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*