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Permanent dent on nose after I squeezed whiteheads. (photo)

pepepe123Apr 22, 2017

After a few months I noticed a dent on one side. Is this permanent or will it disappear in time?I sqeeze one side of my nose more than the other and it is more dented than the other side.

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