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I have a tongue web piercing, will I need to remove it before rhinoplasty? (photo)

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Jesscook1994Jul 13, 2017

I have tried to remove this just incase but I am finding this difficult. Will this need to be removed definitely?

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Dr. Geoffrey W. Tobias, MD, FACS
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