What Is Typical Alar Base Reduction Healing Time?

Scarring in this area is quite variable depending on your skin type, coloring, etc. some patients will get increased pigmentation to the scars that may last months. Makeup can hide this, of course. I usually recommend my patient's avoid placing makeup on the incision line until a couple days after the sutures are removed. I would follow your surgeon's recommendations on this though.

Scars from this procedure are variable depending on your skin type and the extent of the incisions used.  In most cases the scars are not very noticeable and you can return to work at 8 days without being too concerned.   Applying makeup 8 days after surgery is probably safe.