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Does anyone have any tips on washing my hair day 2 post-op rhinoplasty without getting my cast wet? (I hate baths!)

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Imaginative991298Jun 21, 2020

I am scheduled for rhinoplasty/chin augmentation/platysmaplasty in July and need to figure out how to shower! :)

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