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Alar-collapse after rhinoplasty, can I get filler to fill in the dent? (Photo)

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Kind5690Feb 12, 2020

I had a rhinoplasty 2 month ago. Now I have this dent on the right side. Is that a allar collaps? I don't want to have a revision rhinoplasty. Are there any other options? Fillers etc?

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