I think my cinching suture got broken (left side of my nose only). How is this gonna effect my nose or anything else?

July 12, 2016
Asked By:Dores in City Of Industry, CA

(from my operative report) Finally, very conservative alar base resections were done and a single 3-0 PDS cinching suture was placed between the two alar bases. also been experiencing headaches and pain in that area immediately after the break. 3 month post op.

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