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Can hairdrying cause and damage on nose after a septorhinoplasty?

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ficullenFeb 19, 2016

Hi, I'm on the 3 week p.o, was hairdrying and while doing it, the air was directed to the nose too, can the pressure of it cause any damage?thanks

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