title: Frontal rhytidectomy as surgical treatment for pachydermoperiostosis: a case report.
abstract: The thickened folded skin of Touraine-Solente-Golé syndrome can result in cosmetic and functional deformities. The treatment of pachydermoperiostosis is usually centered around improving the cosmetic appearance through plastic surgery. We describe the case of a 27-year-old male who had pachydermoperiostosis with a leonine facies that was managed with frontal rhytidectomy. A greatly improved cosmetic appearance was achieved with this procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India. lens_grg@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Leni
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Kumaran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sachithanandam
authors.forename: Asish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pulimood
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010004:Osteoarthropathy, Primary Hypertrophic / Q000601:surgery*; D015361:Rhytidoplasty / Q000379:methods; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*