Slight gap/bending in Macbook Pro casing?

I noticed a couple of gaps forming where the casing comes together (the plastic gray trim on the perimeter of the keyboard/wristpad area no longer touching the other half of the case where the optical drive slot lies).
I started noticing it after I got my computer back from being fixed for a fan at Genius Bar at Apple retail, although I'm not sure if that was related.
Would this be something they could fix at the store? I was still under warranty when I got it back from Apple one week ago.
Also: photos to show what I mean:
http://img394.imageshack.us/my.php?image=macbookprorightmisalignrr2.jpg
http://img382.imageshack.us/my.php?image=macbookproleftmisalignmup6.jpg

I don't know if they could fix it at the store or not, but I would think that they would be able to. It could well be related to the recent repair, and I would certainly bring it to their attention. The repair should have its own warranty, even if your Applecare has run out in the meantime. These gaps should not be there.
Good luck!

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Bboy23: See this thread for discussion and illustrations of the kind of damage that is easily caused by picking the MBP up one-handed at its weakest point, directly above the left speaker grille:
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I recently experienced a 3rd degree burn using my
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Do you know what a 3rd degree burn is? A 3rd degree burn involves the dermis, and is full thickness involving the subcutaneous tissues and fat underneath your skin layers. This is something that usually happens when man meets fire, electrocution, and chemical burns. A 3rd degree burn is not typically achieved by a simple transfer of energy by conduction, unless extreme heat for an extended period of time.
I had my laptop on my lap. I was wearing shorts. It
noticed that it was warm on my leg where the left
side of the MacBook Pro was touching my leg, but it
didn't create a reflex pain response.
Reflex pain response? Don't try to make up medical terminology. You didn't feel it much like you don't feel the sun when you get a sunburn initially... your skin slowly adjusted to the temperature, and at some point the heat increased over the threshold of which causes damage. You should have gone to the doctor if you were overly concerned.
Upon completing my session, when I closed the machine
and put it away, I noticed a 1 inch x .75 inch
blister on my leg where it had been touching the
MacBook/Pro; and it has turn out to be a significant
burn.
You're right, if you have a 1inch by almost 1 inch heat related blister on your leg, it is bad, nothing that I would consider significant. That is less then 1% of your body, probably about 0.25% to 0.5%, and only a 2nd degree burn. Your most significant complication would be a local skin infection.
I checked all the documentaiton that came with my
MacBook Pro and there was no warning about the
potential of this situation.
Actually... I'd hate to call you a liar, but I'm pretty sure that it does warn about burns.
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through an email or a popup when they visit the Apple
site.
They do... link above.
Lastly, when I encountered this issue, I wasn't
running any high performance, compute bound
applications. It was email. So, I have to believe
that it is possible to detect wait states within the
processes running and take the processors to a low
power mode of operation when they are not performing
actual work. Am I out in left field here?
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at work. Beyond a Health and Safety issue, this is
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