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Bent over to wash hair 1 month post rhinoplasty. Having pain

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scentressJul 13, 2017
I'm one month post rhinoplasty and washed and shampooed my hair bent over in the sink. That would have been a good 15 minutes. After that, I've started to notice having intermittent throbbing pain in my nose and perhaps more swelling. I didn't have this kind of pain before in the weeks prior. Worried that I have injured my nose !!!

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Dr. Talmage J. Raine, MD, FACS (retired)
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Answered on Jul 13, 2017
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