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Is It Too Soon to Be Worrying About a Notched Columella? (photo)

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I think the incision on the columella was not stitched closed correctly. The two sides (above and below the incision) do not appear to be aligned, and it looks like they are on two different levels. I am 8 days post opp. Is it too soon to be worrying? I thought I had chosen a good surgeon and the rest of my nose looks great (dorsal hump gone) but I am really freaking out now that I will still hate my profile because it will look like there's a notch in the columella.

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