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One nostril is larger than the other after rhinoplasty. Is this normal?

Blaze1984May 23, 2016
I had a rhinoplasty around 10 days ago. I already like my results but noticed that when the cast was removed, at first the left nostril was bigger than the right one. I figured it was due to the swelling. A couple of days later, both nostrils became almost equal in size. Now it's the right nostril that looks a bit bigger than the left one. Is this normal?

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