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Is it normal to have a swollen face 4 weeks after tummy tuck?

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caro93May 1, 2017

I had a tummy tuck and lipo almost 4 weeks ago and the first couple of weeks I looked a lot thinner from the face and this past weekend my face got so much rounder and was thinking if this was normal or not ?

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