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6 months after rhinoplasty I can see the implant outline on my nose? (Photos)

asymmetricalFeb 17, 2017
Hi, it has been 6 months after my rhinoplasty with an I-implant. To cut to the question after all the swelling has gone down I notice there is a line on the bridge and on the tip in the shape of the I-implant. I can also feel the implant as if it's on the surface (applying slight pressure makes it squish). But it is not crooked, it just 'floats'. I asked my surgeon and he is adamant that he wrapped the implant in cartilage and that I must have manipulated it which I did not! What happened??

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