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Enlarged nose

Enlarged nose

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Enlarged nose is a symptom in which a person's nose is bigger than that of an average, normal person the same size, age, and gender. Causes can include trauma or excessive growth of skin glands in the skin of the nose.

Dr. Keegan Duchicela reviewed this

16 year experience in family medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

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Nose

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