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Is this normal 5 months after open rhinoplasty? (Photo)

jobby17Oct 2, 2017
Hi I had open rhinoplasty almost 5 months ago and I feel the tip is really huge and uneven looking. It's really stressing me out. I had my bump.temoved and the tip narrowed in. It's looks awful and feel I can't go anywhere.

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