Sorry I don’t have a picture or anything because I’m not sure if there is a name for it. Anyway when I observe many men above the age of 55 I notice a lot whose noses almost look deformed and have several traits in common.
The nose is ususally very red which suggests at least part of the reason may have something to do with sun damage.
The nose is often cratered looking.
The nose is swollen to the point that it looks like some grotesque meatball about at the point of exploding.
Some of the men I’ve seen have noses that look severely swollen and deformed almost to the point of disfigurement by whatever is causing the condition.
That’s classic rosacea. Athough many men suffer from the obvious manifestations, women develop rosacea too. There are many causes (read the link). Rosacea is more often seen in those with pale skin. Treatment can include laser therapy and topical Vitamin C.
W.C Fields is said to have suffered from rosacea. Also, Bill Clinton.
Yeah you nailed it. I though maybe it was Rosacea but I had thought it only caused the red coloring and didn’t know about the swelling. Learn something new every day.
Thx. I only know because I suffer from it and have had many laser treatments. It’s often worse for men because they tend to get the misshapen nose problems.
I’ve heard it said that ears and noses continue to grow, slowly, throughout our entire lifetimes, but I have also found a number of references flatly stating that this is untrue. What’s the Straight Dope on this one?
I almost posted this in a thread last week asking what caused a deformity, but figured people would take it the wrong way. I saw an old man with a nose that looked like one of those old crone witch or goblin noses. It was normal width and such, but it was at leeast 2 inches extended out and down from the tip, so it was hanging about even with the man’s lips. He looked like a Grimms faerie tale goblin. Maybe this is what he had. I looked up the longest nose on a living man on Guinness World Records and I’m sure he beat the man in the picture. I thought the picture may have a reason the nose was so long. It’s too bad people in this country have to live with stuff like this man. You can’t fix everybody’s problems, but taking two inches off the end would have made his life so much better even with the pock marks and redness still present.
