Treatment of Multiple Facial Neurofibromas with Dermabrasion

Hanke, C. William; Conner, Austin; Reed, James C.

doi:10.1111/j.1524-4725.1987.tb00529.x

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“…5 The authors who presented the case concluded that there was no evidence of accelerated regrowth of tumors during follow-up. 5 The authors who presented the case concluded that there was no evidence of accelerated regrowth of tumors during follow-up.…”

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Dermabrasion and Staged Excision of Facial Lesions in a Neurofibromatosis Case for Improvement of Facial Appearance

2013

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Background: Neurofibromatosis may present with different skin lesions. Disfiguring lesions on the face might be challenging for the surgeon or clinician to correct and may have adverse effects on patients' social lives, especially in young women.Objective: To present the dermabrasion technique combined with serial excisions of a deeper accompanying lesion to treat superficial facial lesions in a young neurofibromatosis patient.Methods: Dermabrasion was applied to superficial lesions on the face, and staged excision was applied to the deeper lesion located on the forehead. Results:We obtained high patient satisfaction with the result. The deep lesion was excised totally, and superficial lesions were decreased with dermabrasion.Conclusion: Dermabrasion may become a good alternative in cases of neurofibromatosis with superficial facial lesions.Contexte: La neurofibromatose peut se manifester sous diffé rentes formes de lé sions cutané es. Certaines abîment le visage et peuvent se ré vé ler difficiles à corriger par le chirurgien ou le clinicien, sans compter qu'elles peuvent avoir des ré percussions dé favorables sur la vie sociale, notamment celle des jeunes filles.Objectif: L'é tude visait à pré senter une technique de dermabrasion, suivie d'une sé rie d'excisions visant à effacer une lé sion plus profonde dans le traitement de lé sions superficielles de la face chez une jeune patiente atteinte de neurofibromatose.Mé thode: La dermabrasion a é té appliqué e aux lé sions superficielles de la face, et l'excision en plusieurs temps, à la lé sion plus profonde situé e sur le front.Ré sultats: Les ré sultats obtenus ont donné grande satisfaction à la patiente. La lé sion profonde a é té complè tement effacé e, et les lé sions superficielles ont é té estompé es par la dermabrasion.Conclusion: La dermabrasion peut se ré vé ler une bonne solution de rechange dans les cas de neurofibromatose s'accompagnant de lé sions superficielles de la face.

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Dermabrasion and Staged Excision of Facial Lesions in a Neurofibromatosis Case for Improvement of Facial Appearance

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“…There is a controversy on male to female ratio. Some series indicate equality, 21,22 and others indicate a 3:1 ratio of boys to girls 23,24 …”

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“…The management of NF focuses on the control of the symptoms, genetic counseling, and timely surgery 21 . Surgical treatment is often only palliative 40 .…”

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Familial Neurofibromatosis-1 and Gilbert Syndrome

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“…There is a controversy on male to female ratio. Some series indicate equality, 21,22 and others indicate a 3:1 ratio of boys to girls. 23,24 Overgrowth of a limb or a single digit may occur in patients with NF-1.…”

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Familial Neurofibromatosis-1 and Gilbert Syndrome

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BACKGROUND. Neurofibromatosis (NF) is a genetic disorder of the neural sheet, affecting almost all organ systems. METHOD. A family that consisted of the father and his three children, two males and one female, having NF-1 is evaluated in detail for cosmetic purposes. The routine preoperative laboratory examinations, including complete blood counts, serum biochemistries, urinary analysis, extremity and chest roentgenograms, ultrasounds of the abdomen and the affected regions, and pelvic computed tomographies, revealed characteristics of NF-1 and unexpected hyperbilirubinemia. The patients are evaluated further for the cause of hyperbilirubinemia by the fasting test. Variously localized plexiform neurofibromas of the three children are totally excised.

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Treatment of Multiple Facial Neurofibromas with Dermabrasion

Abstract: Three patients with multiple facial neurofibromas were treated by dermabrasion with good cosmetic results. Wound healing was entirely normal and no complications were observed. There was no evidence of accelerated regrowth of tumors during follow-up.

Cited by 11 publications

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Dermabrasion and Staged Excision of Facial Lesions in a Neurofibromatosis Case for Improvement of Facial Appearance

Dermabrasion and Staged Excision of Facial Lesions in a Neurofibromatosis Case for Improvement of Facial Appearance

Familial Neurofibromatosis-1 and Gilbert Syndrome

Familial Neurofibromatosis-1 and Gilbert Syndrome

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