Surgical treatment of rhinophyma

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 269-272

  Kilty, Shaun ^a   Brownrigg, Peter ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

CO2 laser, electrocautery, rhinophyma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; ROSACEA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RHINOPHYMA; RHINOPLASTY; ROSACEA;

EID: 49149111690     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2008.0056     Document Type: Article

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