title: Treatment of rhinophyma with radiofrequency: a case report.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Rhinophyma is characterized by a slow progressive enlargement of the nasal skin that cannot resolve spontaneously. Clinically, the lower two-thirds of the nose becomes enlarged and hypervascular, developing a reddish-purple discoloration and a nodular appearance. It is believed that rhinophyma represents the end stage of acne rosacea. The treatment modalities are medical and surgical.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study describes a 62-year-old man with rhinophyma that was treated with a radiofrequency technique. The pathological examination was compatible with acne rosacea. After surgery, a broad-spectrum sunscreen was applied until reepithelialization was complete.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We recommend the radiofrequency technique for treatment of rhinophyma.
authors.affiliation: Kirikkale University, Faculty of Medicine, ENT Department, Kirikkale, Turkey..
authors.forename: O K
authors.initials: OK
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Muluk
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Cirpar
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose; D016634:Radiosurgery; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*