Goktay, FatihErfan, GamzeÇelik, Nil SuÖztürk, CananDoruk, TubaAlbayrak, HülyaAlbayrak, ŞuleYanık, Mehmet Emin2022-05-112022-05-1120171203-47541615-7109https://doi.org/10.1177/1203475417694860https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11776/8659Background: Different methods can be used in the surgical treatment of patients with rhinophyma. There are limited numbers of reports on high-frequency electrosurgery treatment. In addition, an efficient scoring system is required to evaluate severity of the disease in clinical progress and recurrence after treatment. Objectives: We evaluated patients with rhinophyma who were treated with high-frequency electrosurgery and discussed the methods used to assess severity of the disease. Methods: Data and photos of 13 patients were retrospectively evaluated and scored via 2 different forms of the rhinophyma severity index. Results: Median rhinophyma severity index scores of patients at first visits were significantly higher than those at second and third visits (P = .002 and P = .002, respectively). Likewise, median modified rhinophyma severity scores of patients at first visits were significantly higher than those at second and third visits (P = .001 and P = .001, respectively). Also, there was a strong positive correlation between these 2 assessment methods (r = 0.838, P < .001). Conclusions: The rhinophyma severity assessment methods used in this study are positively correlated. High-frequency electrosurgery seems to be a procedure that is safe, effective, and relatively cost-effective in the treatment of rhinophyma lesions.en10.1177/1203475417694860info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessrhinophymahigh-frequency electrosurgerytreatmentseverityassessmentCarbon-Dioxide LaserExcisionRadiofrequencyManagementArticle213221226Q4WOS:0004019129000082-s2.0-8502171287428300449Q1