Open AccessSevere rhinophyma treated by shave excision and electrocautery
Author(s) -
Manish Gupta,
Gurchand Singh,
Monica Gupta
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
bmj case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.231
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1757-790X
DOI - 10.1136/bcr-2019-232973
Subject(s) - rhinophyma , medicine , nose , surgical excision , surgery , soft tissue , rare disease , treatment modality , dermatology , disease , rosacea , pathology , acne
Rhinophyma is a rare disease, causing disfiguring soft-tissue hypertrophy of the nose. Various medical and surgical treatment modalities have been tried, with limited success. We report a case of a 76-year-old man, where shave excision of the rhinophymatous tissue was done with satisfactory cosmetic outcome.