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Garlic and green tea after rhinoplasty?

ficullenFeb 7, 2016
Hi, I'm at 10 p.o., I just found out that garlic should be a blood thinner and should be avoided, I'v been assuming it some on food instead of salt and now I'm a bit worried, what are the risks, could it affect the final shape of my nose? And what about green tea?some advise to drink it in a decaffeined form while some to avoid it to cause should be a blood thinner, what do you think?

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