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Will lip lift revision during seasonal allergies cause scarring to be worse?

drom77Apr 22, 2022
Hi I have extreme pollen allergies that will just last for a couple of weeks. My doctor wants to do the revision lip lift during the worst high of my allergies on Monday. The nurses all say it is fine too. How can it be fine when my nose is already swollen from allergies? Will this not cause the scarring to develop worse, due to high inflammation?

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