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Pros and cons of fat injection in the nose?

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Piper19Sep 9, 2015

what are the pros and cons of having fat injected into your nose to help with indentation and widening the sides of nose? And also under the scar of the open nasal surgery as it is completely depressed. Any help with this would be great.

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Dr. Brian Maloney, MD, FACS
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Dr. Brian Maloney, MD, FACS
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Dr. Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS
Dr. Karol A. Gutowski, MD, FACS
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Dr. Steven Wallach, MD
Dr. Steven Wallach, MD
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Dr. Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation)
Dr. Mats Hagstrom, MD (license on probation)
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Answered on Sep 15, 2015
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Dr. Harrison C. Putman III, MD (retired)
Dr. Harrison C. Putman III, MD (retired)
Board Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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