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Could I have pushed my nose too far to one side or caused damage by pushing on one side?

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neyney12Aug 20, 2015

I'm ten days post op my doctor has asked me to push on the top left side of my bridge three times a day for ten seconds for two weeks because he added extra cartilage to the right hand side. I guess he wants to prevent my nose from moving to the left. I'm scared this will shift the cartilage.

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