title: A simple open comedone extraction technique for Favre-Racouchot disease.
abstract: Favre-Racouchot disease (FRD) is a common disease characterized by solar elastosis and large open comedones and cysts. This disorder mainly affects elderly Caucasian men who have had a great deal of exposure to the sun. Patients having FRD continuously develop numerous large open comedones that could cause a cosmetic problem. We performed a simple and effective extraction technique for these open comedones using a standard dissecting forceps. This technique is well tolerated and no complications were observed. We suggest this comedone extraction technique as a simple alternative treatment for this common cosmetic problem.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey. tikaya@mersin.edu.tr
authors.forename: T I
authors.initials: TI
authors.lastname: Kaya
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tursen
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Yazici
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ikizoglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004814:Epidermal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy* / Q000652:urine; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male