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Is There Anyway to Thicken Skin on the Nose?

Katy23
I recently had rhinoplasty to smooth some bumps on the bridge of my nose after a bad break. At 5 months out the swelling is still going down, but i'm already seeing (and feeling) some bumps still remaining on the bridge of my nose. My surgeon said that because my skin is so ridiculously tissue-paper thin, basically ANY tiny bumps under my skin will show, no matter how much smoothing is done. I was wondering, is there any method or topical application that thickens skin? :(

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