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Itchy & Burning Nose Two Weeks After Rhinoplasty, Do I Have an Infection?

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Soffy bellApr 25, 2013

Its been 2 weeks after I got rhinoplasty , everything was going good until yesterday I started with itching & a burning feeling inside my nose, is it normal ? Or do I have an infection ?

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