Air Bubbles Inside Screen?

Hi, I've had my 3Gs for about a year now and around December of 2010 it started a small bubble developed on the left side of the screen.. I paid it no mind as it was very minor and I'm expecting to get the next iPhone when it is released.
However, the air bubble has grown tremendously and just looks atrocious. And to make matters worse, a second air bubble on the right side of the screen is developing at an even faster rate.
My question is, will I be able to visit the Genius Bar and get this fixed/replaced? Or am I just out of luck?
I'm at work now, I'll post pics sometime tomorrow after I get off in the AM..
Thanks a million!

Have you ever had a rock hit the windshield of your car and leave a little nick in it (not a crack, just a little divot where a tiny piece of the glass has chipped away? That's what I mean by a chip. A nick. A piece of the glass that has been broken from the surface of the display.
As has already been stated, if it was a manufacturing defect, it would have been there since day 1. Since you said it appeared later, that means the glass came in contact with something hard enough to take a piece out of it.

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