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Swollen nose after alar base reduction. Is this normal?

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karinanowakJun 30, 2017

My nose was wide and I had an alar base reduction in topical anasthesia. My nose is really, really swollen and huge and Im wondering how come? The doctor didn't broke any bones and so on so why is it that swollen?

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