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I had a secondary rhinoplasty a month ago. How long do I have to wait for a "touch up" operation?

Teilul1Aug 18, 2018
In right nostril a little loose cartilage. Affects to nostril shape and breathing. In left nostril doctor put the graft to wrong place. That too is affecting to my breathing. He lowered my nostrils. Can this be changed to make nostril more upturned? Does he need another graft or can use the same? Used septal graft to nostril that has no cartilage because of over aggressive previous rhinoplasty. That graft is very big

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