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  • Laser Surgery

Background:

  • Rhinophyma is a benign, disfiguring condition representing the end-stage of severe rosacea.
  • It involves progressive nasal skin thickening and soft tissue hypertrophy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of CO2 laser therapy for rhinophyma.
  • To compare CO2 laser treatment with other laser and surgical modalities.

Main Methods:

  • Twenty-four patients with rhinophyma were treated using a 10,600-nm CO2 pulsed laser.
  • A 6-month follow-up period was implemented post-treatment.

Main Results:

  • All patients demonstrated overall clinical improvement 6 months after treatment.
  • High improvement (>75%) was observed in 79.1% of patients.
  • Moderate (50-75%) and low (<25%) improvement were noted in 16.7% and 4.2% of patients, respectively.

Conclusions:

  • CO2 laser ablation offers effective remodeling of hypertrophic nasal areas in rhinophyma.
  • Treatment resulted in excellent cosmetic outcomes with a short healing time.
  • The procedure exhibited virtually no significant side effects.