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Cookie Cutter Nose Job

Apr 11, 2008

A friend of mine said that I should avoid a certain local surgeon for my rhinoplasty because he uses a very cookie-cutter approach to rhinoplasty surgery so everyone's noses look the same afterward. Why does this happen?

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Dr. Michael A. Persky, MD
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Dr. Thomas A. Lamperti, MD
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Dr. Anil R. Shah, MD
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Dr. Anil R. Shah, MD
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Dr. Boris M. Ackerman, MD
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Dr. Boris M. Ackerman, MD
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Dr. John M. Hilinski, MD
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Dr. John M. Hilinski, MD
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Dr. Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD
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