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Will Sleeping On My Side After Rhinoplasty Affect The Result?

BilsonAug 12, 2012
I'm 3 days post-op and find it very difficult to sleep on my back. I have accidentally slept on my side a couple of times and now I worry that I have damaged the result?

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