Lipolysis using a new 1540-nm diode laser: a retrospective analysis of 230 consecutive procedures.

Background: Although traditional liposuction still remains the most required body sculpting procedure, laser lipolysis systems are becoming increasingly popular. The feasibility and efficacy of a new 1540-nm diode laser for suction-assisted laser lipolysis were evaluated.

Methods: Two hundred-thirty patients underwent a new 1540-nm diode laser lipolysis.

Malignancies within rhinophyma: report of three new cases and review of the literature.

Background: Rhinophyma, which represents the end stage of rosacea, is characterized by sebaceous hyperplasia, fibrosis follicular plugging, and telangiectasia. Although it is commonly labeled as an aesthetic problem, it may also determine airway obstruction and because of its nature to hide the growth of tumors. Due to the increasing number of reports of nonmelanoma skin types of cancer within rhinophyma, further concern about a higher incidence of malignancies in rhinophyma than in the skin of normal noses is reasonable.