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Massaging Scar Tissue. Should I massage these areas?? Or just leave them alone??

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akbitzanFeb 23, 2016

Hello, its been 11 days since i've had my buccal fat pads and some scar tissue removed from my cheeks from a prior mini-lift. I feel the scar tissue in my cheeks beginning to form and get hard. 

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