title: Treatment of a double-giant Rhinophyma with electrocautery and Versajet hydrosurgery system.
abstract: Rhinophyma is a disfiguring condition etiologically related to rosacea and due to hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands of the nose. It leads to a progressive thickening of the skin up to the development, in some cases, of severe deformities that result in significant functional deficits and serious cosmetic damage. We report a case of giant rhinophyma consisting of 2 large masses that interfered with feeding and respiration of the patient, and we describe the surgical treatment by resection with electrosurgery and razor-thin saline jet (Versajet Hydrosurgery System). This combined approach is simple and effective for the treatment of severe cases of rhinophyma.
authors.forename: Federico Cesare
authors.initials: FC
authors.lastname: Novati
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franchi
authors.forename: Tiziana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Roggio
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ramella
authors.forename: Zoran Marij
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Arnež
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004954:Esthetics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012224:Rhinophyma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water