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Weir excision on nostrils, are these my final results? 2 weeks post op.

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kathiaTJun 14, 2018

My nostril look wider ,uneven and flared out...also had a rhynoplasty 1 year ago ... doctor said that i have thick skin and still swollen ..... $9000☹️

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