[A case of severe rhinophyma]

Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2008;18(1):49-52.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Rhinophyma / pathology
  • Rhinophyma / surgery*
  • Sebaceous Glands / surgery
  • Skin Transplantation
  • Treatment Outcome