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What causes the film on my nose after rhinoplasty?

jse1989Aug 2, 2015
I had my surgery on July 14th, and it is August the 2nd now. Whenever I wash my nose, it is covered with a white, slimy film afterwards. i usually take a tweezer and gently flake the dead skin off. What is causing this? Is it swelling?

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