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What options aside from massages would help with my triangular shaped nostrils? (Photo)

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Imaginative596556Aug 7, 2024

Hello, what options aside from massages would help with my triangular shaped nostrils? Is my columella too triangular and wide causing this? Best solutions would be helpful

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