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Will red light/ infrared therapy on my face warp my nasal cartilage graft and chin implant?

Lemona555May 6, 2020
I have a cartilage graft in the radix bridge area of my nose and a chin implant. Will red light/ infrared therapy on my face warp my cartilage graft and chin implant?

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