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Keyword: rhinophyma

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  • Doctors in St. Petersburg Hospital Reduced Patient's Nose by Half a Pound

    02/16/2018 6:26:05 AM PST · by Armen Hareyan · 7 replies
    eMaxHealth ^ | Feb 16 2018 - 9:22am | Lena Kirakosyan
    A military veteran from St. Petersburg, Russia, had an extreme case of rhinophyma. Over the past three years, the neoplasm on the nose of this 63-year-old man grew so much that it descended below the chin. It was difficult for him to breathe, eat, drink, and otherwise live normally. When he went to the doctors, the defect on his face weighed about 500 grams. Doctors at the St. Petersburg Clinic named after Pirogov decided to conduct a unique operation. The reconstructive plastic surgery was performed by the famous plastic surgeon Dr. Maria Volokh. Check out the image in the story...