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Social Downtime After Rhinoplasty

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billabonggirl777Sep 29, 2008

I booked Nov. 6th - 20th off work. On the 7th I'm getting rhinoplasty done. Will the visible brusing and swelling be gone by the 20th? I dont want anyone to notice. How long is the social downtime?

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