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Do I need otoplasty? (photos)

RSMember1781May 27, 2015
I am getting a rhinoplasty done this year, and i am thinking about getting an otoplasty done together. But i am wondering if i really need one. Some people say my ears are a little to wide, and some people say there is nothing wrong with them. I myself, dont really know. Im afraid of getting the two surgeries done together and be to much of a shock to me.

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