Giant rhinophyma: Excision with coblation assisted surgery

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2014; 47(03): 450-452
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.146663

Case Report

Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Caner Sahin

Sakarya State Hospital ENT Clinic, Sakarya, Turkey

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Mesut Turker

¹Lokman Hekim Hospital, Department of Plastic Surgery, Sincan, Turkey

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Bulent Celasun

²Goren Pathology Lab, Ankara, Turkey

Coblation - giant - rhinophyma

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