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Pulling Down Upper Lip Causes Nose Tip to Plunge?

sophie1987May 6, 2011
will constant , unconscious pulling down of the upper lip during the immediate to early post-op period of revision rhinoplasty( implant + tip grafting+ nose lengthening) cause nose tip to plunge?

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