title: Management of rhinophyma with Versajet™ and ReCell®.
abstract: Operation is the mainstay of treatment for rhinophyma. Numerous techniques for dermaplaning and dermabrasion have been described with typical healing times of roughly 3 weeks. We present a case that combined use of the Versajet™ (Smith & Nephew, UK) system with ReCell(®) non-cultured autologous skin cells (Avita Medical, UK) to expedite re-epithelialisation. After sculpting with Versajet™, a 1cm(2) split-thickness skin biopsy specimen was harvested for application of autologous skin. Postoperative pictures at 6 days show well-formed epithelial buds, and at 9 days the nose was fully healed. The application of ReCell(®) hastened healing. This could potentially avoid hypertrophic scars and lessen the number of visits to outpatients for dressing to be changed, rendering it more advantageous than other techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield WF1 4EE, United Kingdom. Electronic address: Jonathan.a.dunne@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Saleh
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rawlins
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D064592:Autografts / Q000637:transplantation; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D062326:Re-Epithelialization / Q000502:physiology; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000601:surgery*; D016038:Skin Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D020858:Tissue and Organ Harvesting / Q000379:methods; D014945:Wound Healing / Q000502:physiology
keywords: ReCell(®); Rhinophyma; Versajet™