If You Flare Your Nostrils Will They Get Bigger?

Flaring your nostrils will not cause them to increase in size, and they will return to their natural shape. I hope this helps answer your question, and I wish you the best of luck.

Flare away! :-) Nope, flaring the nostrils will not make them bigger. And on a related note, one really can't bulk up facial muscles like one can the muscles of the body by working them out. At most, very expressive facial movements can cause some wrinkles from the constant folding of the skin, but that's about it.

All the best,

--DCP

Pearson Facial Plastic Surgery®

Muscles can pull the nostrils into a flared appearance, but cartilage and skin have elasticity and springiness that return the nostrils to their baseline shape when the muscles are relaxed. So even if someone doesn't like how you look when you flare your nostrils ("Don't do that or they'll STAY that way!"), they really won't "stay that way." Best wishes! Dr. Tholen