Rhinoplasty: Q&A
Ask a QuestionShould I Have Alar Base Reduction, Tip Work or Both? Any Other Suggestions? (photo)
I have a bulbous tip and wide nostrils. I know how difficult it is to thin out the skin from a nose, but think it might be my only choice. I'm not convinced about the alar base reduction because I'm afraid it would make me look unnatural. I'm latino btw.
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Probably both, but maybe just the tip
It is a little unclear from the pictures, but probably both. Definitely the tip and maybe the alar base. The alar base is a little wide, and the tip is bulbous and lacking definitiion and projection. The skin actually does not look overly thick to me and I suspect you can have quite nice result with a rhinoplasty.
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Dr. Lane Smith
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Rhinoplasty
It appears that from the limited pictures that you have too much supra-tip fullness and inadequate tip projection. I do not believe that you need an alar base reduction. Of course, these recommendations are limited by the fact that I am unable to examen you in person. It is important that you be evaluated by a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon that also has plenty of experience with rhinoplasty surgery.
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Bulbous Tip and Tip Depression During Animation and Rhinoplasty
The tip size can be reduced and the depression during animation can be improved by dividing the depressor. The nostrils and alar base probably do not need to reduced, particularly if you are unsure. Find the plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties each year. Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA
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Tip rhinoplasty works nicely even with thicker skin. Certainly, your tip can be thinned during surgery to some extent.
Alar base reduction would be a judgement your surgeon will have to make after examining you in person and perhaps during intra op evaluation.
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Alar base reduction and tip surgery
The bulbous tip can be addressed with a combination of tip suturing techniques and cartilage removal. Close followup with your rhinoplasty surgeon will most likely include cortisone shots to the supratip area of the nose in the first few months after the surgery. Alar base reductions are performed when the nostrils are quite wide, but it's impossible to tell from these photographs
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Rhinoplasty for the polybeak, underprojected nose with weak alae.
Rhinoplasty for the polybeak, underprojected nose with weak alae is what you need with or without nostril reduction. Make sure you see a very experienced rhinoplasty surgeon for the best result.
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Alar Base Work Versus Tip Reshaping Versus Both
The photos, unfortunately, do not allow proper assessment of the nose as it sits on your face. That being said, using the photos shown you might benefit from tip rhinoplasty without base reshaping. The nasal base has to be approached with caution as it is very unforgiving if improper changes are made.
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