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Does having lots of sebaceous hyperplasia on the nose lead to rhinophyma?

berba123May 19, 2017
I am 33 years old and have been on isotretinion for 3 years for sebaceous hyperplasia 30-40mg a week. It works reasonably well for the rest of my face however my nose appears to be getting a little worse with a bumpy euneven surface. Is it likely I could suffer from rhinophyma when older?

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Dr. Sameer Bashey, MD
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Answered on May 22, 2017
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