Huge rhinophyma in a complicated patient successfully treated with C02 laser

Abstract

Rhinophyma is a bothersome and disfiguring condition of the nose that is often cause of cosmetic embarrassment and social reclusion.

Nowadays the therapeutic possibilities are highly variable and have to be personalized case by case. These possibilities include pharmacological therapy, laser surgery, mechanical dermabrasion and surgical excision. For patients with cardiovascular comorbidies and anticoagulant therapy, the therapeutic choice is limited. We present a case of a giant rhinophyma in a patient with several comorbidities that we successfully treated with CO2 laser.

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