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Treatment of rhinophyma with Er:YAG Laser
Author(s) -
Orenstein Arie,
Haik Josef,
Tamir Jeremy,
Winkler Eyal,
Frand Jacob,
Zilinsky Isaac,
Kaplan Haim
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
lasers in surgery and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.888
H-Index - 112
eISSN - 1096-9101
pISSN - 0196-8092
DOI - 10.1002/lsm.1112
Subject(s) - rhinophyma , rosacea , medicine , ablation , acne , nose , dermatology , surgery
Abstract Background and Objective Rhinophyma is a benign, disfiguring disorder of the nose which presents the end stage of acne rosacea, and can also occasionally result in nasal airway obstruction. We describe the first series of patients treated with Erbium laser. Study Design/Materials and Methods Severe‐to‐moderate rhinophyma in six patients were treated at our institution between 1995 and 1996, using the Erbium:YAG (Erb:YAG) laser. Results All patients achieved marked cosmetic improvement, with no complications. Post‐operative healing time was seven to fourteen days‐significantly shorter than similar other modalities. Conclusions The Erbium laser provides very accurate tissue ablation and allows the sculpturing of the hypertrophied areas, offering good cosmetic results, with a very short healing period as shown in our study. Lasers Surg. Med. 29:230–235, 2001. © 2001 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.