Aesthetic Outcome of Rhinophyma Using Diode Laser

Autor:	Rasheed Zakaria, Ravinder Singh Natt, Jawed Tahery
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Bare fiber business.industry Rhinophyma Mupirocin Laser Surgery law.invention chemistry.chemical_compound Otorhinolaryngology chemistry Laser therapy law External nose Medicine Outpatient clinic medicine.symptom business Diode
Zdroj:	Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery. 145
ISSN:	1097-6817 0194-5998
Popis:	Objective: Determine if rhinophyma can be treated with the diode laser, a modality never used before in the United Kingdom for this condition.Method: A 1470 nm-wavelength diode laser with 220-micron bare fiber was used. The fine diameter fiber allows energy to be delivered in a very small area. The probe is used “freehand” to sculpt the nasal contour to aesthetic requirements using a microscope, as it is not fixed to a rigid hand-piece.Results: Problems with hemostasis were not encountered, as there is no bleeding or break in the continuity of the skin. Patients were discharged with topical mupirocin ointment (Bactroban; GlaxoSmithKline, Uxbridge, UK) applied under a loose dressing. Patients were followed up on a weekly basis in the outpatient clinic for 6 weeks for inspection of the external nose, decrusting, and application of mupirocin ointment.Conclusion: Diode laser therapy appears to be an effective method of treating rhinophyma, avoiding postoperative bleeding and associated complications that char...
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