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Small Nostrils Due to Thick Skin
The skin around my nostrils is so thick that my nostrils are small. How could that be corrected?
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in Los Angeles, CA
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Enlarging small nostrils
Small nostrils cannot be enlarged and is a very difficult problem to deal with during a rhinoplasty surgery. Rhinoplasty is to sculpt the cartilage and bone of the nose, not the soft tissues.
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Small nostril correction
To evaluate your concern, photos at the least would be helpful. If the skin and soft tissue are thick, then sometimes thinning these out may do the trick.
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Small Nostrils Secondary to Thick Skin
Without pictures it is difficult to make specific recommendations, but there are several techniques to improve your nostrils. During consultations a good rhinoplasty surgeon will explain your alternatives .
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Treatment of small nostril opening caused by thick skin
Small nostrils due to thick skin can be corrected by thinning the fatty tissues. Also rearranging the tissues and thinning of the tissues or other soft tissue elements can be helpful. It all depends on the exact cause. Seek board certified plastic surgeons with great interest in rhinoplasty to assure great result.
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Small Nostrils
Correcting small nostrils can be quite tricky depending on the cause. Some solutions and causes to small nostrils are as follows:
Small nostrils can be made larger sometimes by supporting the nose with grafts along the edge of the rim of the nostril called an alar rim graft.
In some cases, the nostrils appear small because the middle portion of the nose (called the columella) is too wide as a result of divergent medial crural footplates.
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Composite grafts through rhinoplasty techniques can help
Composite grafts through rhinoplasty techniques can help. What this is means is that you can harvest a graft from your ear which will include a composite of skin, cartilage and intervening tissue that can be implanted within the nostril to enlarge the aperture. Also different tissue advancing techniques and transposition of tissue from the mouth or around the nose can be done to also enlarge the nostril.
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Narrow nostrils and their repair.
There are different ways to correct this depending on if the narrowing is coming from the outer or inner nostril wall. See an experienced rhinoplasty surgeon in your area for the best results.
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Small nostrils due to thick skin
Photos are ALWAYS helpful. First seek 3 boarded surgeons in your area for opinions. Then decide which one will do your surgery. It is a very minor operation to decrease the girth of the nostril. From MIAMI DR. B
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