RHINOPHYMA “POTATO NOSE”
A BENIGN OVERGROWTH OF THE SEBCEOUS GLANDS OF THE NOSE
THE END STAGE OF ACNE ROSECEA—CHRONIC HYPERPLASTIC RESPONSE TO DERMODEX FOLLICULORUM COLONATION/ INFXN
USUALLY WHITE MEN (MEN 3:1)—-MEAN AGE 50
PRIMARILY AFFECTS INF HALF OF NOSE
ETOH—CHRONIC VASODILATION OF THE SKIN
REMOVE VIA DERMABRASION, LASER OR HOT KNIFE—-WILL RE-EPITHELIALIZE WITHOUT A GRAFT IN ABOUT 6 WEEKS
MAY TRY TOPICAL ABX (METROGEL BID FOR A LONG TIME)