Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 does anyone have any knowledge of the hyperplasia associated with rosacea (abnormal growth of extra skin/tissue)? can this occur on cheeks and lower, or only on nose? can it occur before the more severe stage of rosacea is reached? is it reversible by ipl/photoderm/vbeam/etc any feedback would be greatly appreciated. thanks tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 does anyone have any knowledge of the hyperplasia associated with rosacea (abnormal growth of extra skin/tissue)? can this occur on cheeks and lower, or only on nose? can it occur before the more severe stage of rosacea is reached? is it reversible by ipl/photoderm/vbeam/etc any feedback would be greatly appreciated. thanks tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 > does anyone have any knowledge of the hyperplasia associated with > rosacea (abnormal growth of extra skin/tissue)? > can this occur on cheeks and lower, or only on nose? > can it occur before the more severe stage of rosacea is reached? > is it reversible by ipl/photoderm/vbeam/etc Yes, Tom. When phyma (hyperplasia of the sebaceaous glands and surrounding tissue) occurs on the nose it is called rhinophyma, but phyma can absolutely occur anywhere on the face. Hyperplasia cannot be reversed, though the same laser surgery used to resculpt a rhinophymatous nose can be used elsewhere on the face. (Note the difference between laser surgery -- which in this case is cosmetically removing portions of the skin -- to laser therapy like those you mentioned above, which is using photoenergy to impact changes below the surface of the skin). Hope that helps. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 > does anyone have any knowledge of the hyperplasia associated with > rosacea (abnormal growth of extra skin/tissue)? > can this occur on cheeks and lower, or only on nose? > can it occur before the more severe stage of rosacea is reached? > is it reversible by ipl/photoderm/vbeam/etc Yes, Tom. When phyma (hyperplasia of the sebaceaous glands and surrounding tissue) occurs on the nose it is called rhinophyma, but phyma can absolutely occur anywhere on the face. Hyperplasia cannot be reversed, though the same laser surgery used to resculpt a rhinophymatous nose can be used elsewhere on the face. (Note the difference between laser surgery -- which in this case is cosmetically removing portions of the skin -- to laser therapy like those you mentioned above, which is using photoenergy to impact changes below the surface of the skin). Hope that helps. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Received in email: -=-=-= thanks. can it occur before the 4th stage (severe rosacea), or at any point in the process? also, can it occur before the papules/pustules become an issue? -=-=-= From what I know, it's generally considered part of end-stage rosacea but it is its own classification (see the NRS article) and I've read it described as behaving independent of rosacea. But these are questions to ask rosacean experts, not me. <g> Severe rosacea is third stage, after mild and moderate. Pre-rosacea is not a stage of rosacea, since it's not rosacea (obviously). I know some literature includes it as such, but pre-rosacea just identifies individuals at increased risk of developing rosacea based on their easy flushing and skin sensitivity. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > does anyone have any knowledge of the hyperplasia associated with > > rosacea (abnormal growth of extra skin/tissue)? > > can this occur on cheeks and lower, or only on nose? > > can it occur before the more severe stage of rosacea is reached? > > is it reversible by ipl/photoderm/vbeam/etc > > Yes, Tom. When phyma (hyperplasia of the sebaceaous glands and > surrounding tissue) occurs on the nose it is called rhinophyma, but > phyma can absolutely occur anywhere on the face. Hyperplasia cannot > be reversed, though the same laser surgery used to resculpt a > rhinophymatous nose can be used elsewhere on the face. (Note the > difference between laser surgery -- which in this case is > cosmetically removing portions of the skin -- to laser therapy like > those you mentioned above, which is using photoenergy to impact > changes below the surface of the skin). > > Hope that helps. > > Marjorie > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 Received in email: -=-=-= thanks. can it occur before the 4th stage (severe rosacea), or at any point in the process? also, can it occur before the papules/pustules become an issue? -=-=-= From what I know, it's generally considered part of end-stage rosacea but it is its own classification (see the NRS article) and I've read it described as behaving independent of rosacea. But these are questions to ask rosacean experts, not me. <g> Severe rosacea is third stage, after mild and moderate. Pre-rosacea is not a stage of rosacea, since it's not rosacea (obviously). I know some literature includes it as such, but pre-rosacea just identifies individuals at increased risk of developing rosacea based on their easy flushing and skin sensitivity. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD > > does anyone have any knowledge of the hyperplasia associated with > > rosacea (abnormal growth of extra skin/tissue)? > > can this occur on cheeks and lower, or only on nose? > > can it occur before the more severe stage of rosacea is reached? > > is it reversible by ipl/photoderm/vbeam/etc > > Yes, Tom. When phyma (hyperplasia of the sebaceaous glands and > surrounding tissue) occurs on the nose it is called rhinophyma, but > phyma can absolutely occur anywhere on the face. Hyperplasia cannot > be reversed, though the same laser surgery used to resculpt a > rhinophymatous nose can be used elsewhere on the face. (Note the > difference between laser surgery -- which in this case is > cosmetically removing portions of the skin -- to laser therapy like > those you mentioned above, which is using photoenergy to impact > changes below the surface of the skin). > > Hope that helps. > > Marjorie > > Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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