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Anything I can do to get my life back for this terrible nose scarring? (photos)

moshhhApr 19, 2017
5 years back i was infected with herpes zoster on my nose and face area , two years of my life i spent in a single room locked up , went under three scar revision surgeries and it didnt help , Then the doctors took the last run , and advised me to get a skin graft , and now this is the result of the graft , and then again the doctor says get more surgeries , Career ended relationships ended . .

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