Combining Sharp Excision and Electrocautery Dermabrasion in the Treatment of Rhinophyma

Authors' Affiliations

Fulton A. Robinson, Institution: Department of Surgery, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University Jake K. Cartwright, Institution: Department of Surgery, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University Natalie R. Dixon MD, Institution: Department of Surgery, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University Alicia R. Billington MD, PhD, Institution: Department of Surgery, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University

Location

Culp Ballroom

Start Date

4-7-2022 9:00 AM

End Date

4-7-2022 12:00 PM

Poster Number

8

Faculty Sponsor’s Department

Surgery

Name of Project's Faculty Sponsor

Alicia Billington

Classification of First Author

Medical Student

Competition Type

Competitive

Type

Poster Case Study Presentation

Project's Category

Skin Diseases

Abstract or Artist's Statement

Rhinophyma is a rare clinical condition that is characterized by the proliferation of sebaceous glands and underlying connective tissue of the nose. There is no standard method for the treatment of this benign condition as several techniques have been proven effective. The patient is a 79-year-old male that presents with a large rhinophyma and left-sided alar mass. He was treated operatively with the use of electrocautery dermabrasion and sharp excision. Pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative images were obtained and depict a desirable cosmetic outcome. Although they are among many effective therapies for the management of rhinophyma, electrocautery dermabrasion and sharp excision remain viable and successful options for the treatment of this condition.

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Combining Sharp Excision and Electrocautery Dermabrasion in the Treatment of Rhinophyma

Culp Ballroom

Rhinophyma is a rare clinical condition that is characterized by the proliferation of sebaceous glands and underlying connective tissue of the nose. There is no standard method for the treatment of this benign condition as several techniques have been proven effective. The patient is a 79-year-old male that presents with a large rhinophyma and left-sided alar mass. He was treated operatively with the use of electrocautery dermabrasion and sharp excision. Pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-operative images were obtained and depict a desirable cosmetic outcome. Although they are among many effective therapies for the management of rhinophyma, electrocautery dermabrasion and sharp excision remain viable and successful options for the treatment of this condition.