Last year I had an upper jaw reconstruction, due to my teeth being nearly one inch apart. Maxio-facio MD said nose would be tipped up some. Forgot to mention the nostrils would flare. Now you can look inside my nose when looking straight ahead of me. Can I get my nostrils reduced, thinned at the bottom?
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It would be quite unusual to cut the levator labii superioris alaeque nasi muscle during rhinoplasty surgery as these muscles are quite lateral (to the side) of the field of surgery. As a surgeon you would have to go out of your way to actually do that. You may be thinking of the...
Avery, this is a common concern, but you really have to understand that you have placed yourself into the classic Catch-22 situation (look it up if you don't "get" this reference, or if you haven't read Heller's 1961 novel): you want your nose to look different than it does...
It is impossible to say what this is without a photo, physical examination or knowing what you started with or exactly what was done at surgery. This could be something, anything or nothing. You need to go over your concerns with your surgeon. That is what they are paid for, not just surgery. If...