Chronic Rosacea — the Precursor Baseline
Placeholder: untreated severe rosacea sets up chronic vascular and inflammatory changes.
- ~5%: Rosacea prevalence (Placeholder short note)
- Phymatous: Subtype at risk (Placeholder short note)
- 40–60: Typical onset age (Placeholder short note)
- ~90%: Male predominance (Placeholder short note)
Baseline vascular and inflammatory changes
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Sebaceous Gland Hyperplasia Onset
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- 2–3×: Gland size increase (Placeholder short note)
- ↑ elevated: Sebum output (Placeholder short note)
- Present: Follicular dilation (Placeholder short note)
- Partial: Reversibility (Placeholder short note)
Glandular hypertrophy mechanisms
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Progressive Skin Thickening and Bulbous Contour
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- 2–4 mm: Skin thickness (Placeholder short note)
- Moderate: Fibrosis grade (Placeholder short note)
- Early bulbous: Contour change (Placeholder short note)
- Rising: Symptom burden (Placeholder short note)
Fibrotic remodeling of nasal skin
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Advanced Disfiguring Rhinophyma
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- >2× normal: Nasal volume (Placeholder short note)
- Marked: Nodularity (Placeholder short note)
- Possible: Airway impact (Placeholder short note)
- Significant: Psychosocial impact (Placeholder short note)
End-stage phymatous change
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Surgical and Laser Correction Options
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- Common: Tangential shaving (Placeholder short note)
- Precise: CO2 laser ablation (Placeholder short note)
- 2–4 wks: Healing time (Placeholder short note)
- Low–Moderate: Recurrence risk (Placeholder short note)
Correction technique overview
Placeholder: excess tissue shaved to reform natural nasal contour.
Placeholder: early treatment of rosacea can prevent surgical need later.