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Can squeezing nose cartilage change the results and outcome of nose shape?

poutnfluffAug 7, 2022
I have family that gets very touchy and some of them have a habit of pinching/squeezing other peoples nose as a way of joking. They did that to me last summer but I am going to have a rhinoplasty and will see them 3 months after. I wont tell them about my surgery. Can they cause damage to my cartilage 3 months after if they keep pinching and squeezing my nose?

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Dr. Kenneth R. Francis, MD, FACS
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Answered on Apr 1, 2023
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