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How to Plump Face to Look Younger?

kellyrApr 4, 2010

I had a rhinoplasty a couple of years ago. For about a year afterward, my face was swollen. My skin looked tighter and younger. Friends and family thought I looked ten years younger. What causes this? Did the tissues of my skin swell? Is there a way to reproduce this effect without going through surgery?

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Dr. Michael Constantin Gartner, DO
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Dr. Raffy Karamanoukian, MD, FACS
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Dr. Joseph J. Castellano, MD
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Dr. Joseph J. Castellano, MD
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Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, MD, FACS
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Dr. Babak Azizzadeh, MD, FACS
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Dr. Marc Klein, MD
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Dr. Marc Klein, MD
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Dr. Michael A. Persky, MD
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Dr. Michael A. Persky, MD
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Answered on Apr 8, 2010
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Dr. David Shafer, MD, FACS
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Dr. David Shafer, MD, FACS
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Dr. Behrooz Torkian, MD
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Dr. Behrooz Torkian, MD
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