Will I be able to achieve a thinner nose/smaller nostrils with rhinoplasty/alarplasty with my type of nose?

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I have a bulbous tip and big nostrils and am wondering if a rhinoplasty and/or alarplasty will help me achieve a more petite appearance.

Tanveer Janjua, MD · Answer

The photo shows an appropriate sized tip. It is not too big. However the nostrils are prominent. An alarplasty alone is enough. Also, down the road if you still feel the tip is bulbous then a delayed Tip-plasty can be done. 
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Dr. J

William Portuese, MD · Answer

An Alar- plasty can be done under local anesthesia and this procedure simply narrows wide nostrils. A closed rhinoplasty can accomplish reduction of the bulbus tip and narrowing the bridge line. Both a rhinoplasty and an Alar- plasty can be performed together when needed.

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