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Puffiness at Ends of Incision. Are They Dog Ears? Will They Flatten? (photo)

May 26, 2013
Asked By:Bobbi265 in New York, NY

I went in for a mole removal two days ago with a facial plastic surgeon. It was excised in an elliptical shape. The first few hours the excision appeared level but now there is puffiness at both ends of the excision. Are these dog ears, or just swelling or fluid trapped? Will they flatten over time?

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