[A case of severe rhinophyma].
Rhinophyma is a benign disease of the nasal skin causing cosmetic and functional disturbances. Its etiology remains uncertain. Surgery is the most common treatment of choice. A 55-year-old man with severe rhinophyma was treated with total excision of the involved tissue and sebaceous glands, and the defect was reconstructed with full-thickness skin graft. No recurrence was seen during a two-year follow-up period, and cosmetic and functional outcome was satisfactory.
Uysal
Ismail Onder
IO
Department of Otolaryngology, Konya State Hospital, Konya, Turkey. isosmd@hotmail.com
Gök
Cengiz
C
Yüce
Salim
S
Polat
Cahit
C
Müderris
Suphi
S
Göze
Fahrettin
F
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012627:Sebaceous Glands / Q000601:surgery; D016038:Skin Transplantation; D016896:Treatment Outcome