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Recommendations on how to fix botched CO2 laser treatment on my nose? (photos)

no more usernamesMay 14, 2019
I had a CO2 laser peel in December 2018. I was told that I had very minor Rhinophyma. See photos. The surgeon turned up the laser too high and burned a rectangular laser hole into my nose. He deformed my nose and he scarred my nose. I believe that he hit the cartilage with the laser. t was so painful. It is May 2019. The doctors office treats the veins occasionally. I need real treatment for the deformity and the scars. Please help me map out a plan.

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