This 24-year-old female from Arani, TamilNadu, India developed a pimple near the mole on her chin around two years ago. It initially appeared like a normal pimple. However, it did not stop growing, but continuously increased in size until it became a huge growth on her chin. This alarmed her because of its proximity to the mole on her chin. She visited many hospitals in her hometown, but no definitive diagnosis was made of this growth.
This unsightly growth distressed her and she became reclusive because of this. She finally visited a cosmetic surgeon who diagnosed her growth as acne rosacea and referred her to our hospital for surgical excision of the growth. Under general anesthesia, the chin area was prepped thoroughly and a W incision was placed in the region of the lesion. Dissection was carried down to the subcutaneous tissues and the lesion was completely cleared from the region…
