TY - JOUR
T1 - Fractionated carbon dioxide laser therapy as treatment of mild rhinophyma: report of three cases
AU - Meesters, Arne A.
AU - van der Linden, Mireille M. D.
AU - de Rie, Menno A.
AU - Wolkerstorfer, Albert
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Rhinophyma is a bothersome condition of the nose that is regarded as a manifestation of rosacea (subtype 3). Whereas the efficacy of medical treatments, including antibiotics and retinoids, is often dissatisfying, conventional invasive procedures are limited by their unfavorable side effect profile. We present three patients who were treated by a minimally invasive approach using fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) laser therapy, showing variable response. We observed that fractionated CO2 laser therapy may improve patient-reported outcome in some patients with mild rhinophyma and is associated with a relatively favorable side effect profile compared with conventional surgical techniques
AB - Rhinophyma is a bothersome condition of the nose that is regarded as a manifestation of rosacea (subtype 3). Whereas the efficacy of medical treatments, including antibiotics and retinoids, is often dissatisfying, conventional invasive procedures are limited by their unfavorable side effect profile. We present three patients who were treated by a minimally invasive approach using fractionated carbon dioxide (CO2) laser therapy, showing variable response. We observed that fractionated CO2 laser therapy may improve patient-reported outcome in some patients with mild rhinophyma and is associated with a relatively favorable side effect profile compared with conventional surgical techniques
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.12205
DO - https://doi.org/10.1111/dth.12205
M3 - Article
C2 - 25753618
SN - 1396-0296
VL - 28
SP - 147
EP - 150
JO - Dermatologic therapy
JF - Dermatologic therapy
IS - 3
ER -