Bulbous tip and flared nostrils. Will I be able to achieve a smaller nose?

Hello! Thank you for your question.
As far as I can understand from your question If you can send your photos at 95 degree angles and in good light, it will be possible to make an accurate assessment.
It would be better face to face consultation
Best Regards!

Please consider re-asking your question with photographs. We commonly use maneuvers to narrow people's nasal tip appearances and their flaring nostrils during rhinoplasty surgery. I hope this helps! Sincerely, Dr Joseph

A bulbous tip describes the shape of the nasal tip. There are many different factors that affect the narrowing of the tip with one of the most important aspects being skin thickness. The bulbosity described refers to the cartilage that is giving the shape to the nasal tip. I would not say that bulbous tips are necessarily "harder", but it is just describing the shape of the nasal tip.
Skin thickness and cartilage strength both play a role during rhinoplasty surgery in order to give the tip more definition. Some patients need cartilage tip grafts in order to push against a thick skin envelope to give shape. As long as your expectations are realistic in terms of how much narrower you wish the tip to be, improvement can absolutely be made with a rhinoplasty. You should talk to your plastic surgeon regarding these other factors in order to set a realistic expectation of the postoperative appearance of the nose. Hope this helps!