Giant rhinophyma: Excision with coblation assisted surgery

ABSTRACT

An 83-year-old man presented with an unusually severe case of rhinophyma. Giant rhinopyhma is very rare in literature. The giant lesion was widely excised using sharp surgical incision and coblation assisted surgery. Using direct coblation to the nasal dorsum may cause edema in the surrounding tissue. There was minimal edema in surrounding tissue using this technique. A full thickness-skin graft was applied after excision. Cosmetic and functional postoperative results were satisfactory.

KEY WORDS

Coblation - giant - rhinophyma

 

Conflict of Interest

None declared.

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