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Can nightly use of nasal dilators increase nostril size?

edealeeMay 10, 2018
Even after a recent revision to widen/deproject my nasal tip my nostrils remain too small and surgical-looking. Could wearing nasal dilators every night when I go to sleep help stretch my nostrils and make them larger?

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Answered on May 13, 2018
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