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Article: Data on life sciences discussed by V. Madan and colleagues.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 14, 2009
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A new study, 'Carbon dioxide laser treatment of rhinophyma: a review of 124 patients,' is now available. According to a study from Salford, the United Kingdom, "Rhinophyma is a progressive, localized or generalized nasal deformity resulting from hypertrophy of sebaceous and connective tissue. The CO(2) laser has been used for treatment of rhinophyma, but the long-term efficacy of the treatment is unknown."
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