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Left: Rhinophyma before electrocautery dermabrasion. Right: Immediately after electrocautery dermabrasion and prior to application of bacitracin ointment in the operating room.
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The patient was admitted to the hospital for 23-h observation for adequate postoperative pain management, wound care education and to monitor blood loss of the raw de-epithelized areas (Fig. 1).
Top row: Pre-operative consultation. Middle Row: One month post-procedure with significant improvement in breathing. Bottom row: Two months post-procedure with normal skin pigmentation.
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The patient was advised to avoid direct exposure to sunlight, and the importance of SPF 30 sunscreen use was emphasized to prevent skin hyperpigmentation (Fig. 2).