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2 years since bone reduction on chin. Let with a staph infection and fibrosis. Tissues on the left is a asymmetrical. Options?

annalambaAug 4, 2022
It's been almost two years since bone reduction in my chin. I was left with a staph infection and fibrosis underneath the skin that I was extremely careful not to make worse at the time. Now my tissues on the left skew my chin asymmetrically. No doctor seems to know what to do about it. A bit desperate. Can ANYONE offer a novel treatment/idea? Not looking to do fillers on the other side.

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