I'm considering getting this procedure done. However, I have noticed in pictures that some patients develop a notch on each nostril where the base has been stitched together. It looks rather unnatural and 'pinched' together. Based on your personal experience, how often does this occur in alar base reduction? Is it a common or rare complication? Is this a problem of healing or a problem of doctor skill set?
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Dear texmex8644 from Corpus Christi, TX
Regarding your initial rhinoplasty surgery that you had in Texas with unsatisfactory results, there is good news for you. If everything else about your nose is satisfactory to you and just the alar base is widened, an office revision rhinoplasty procedure...
You do the surgery that you need. So if all you need is a one sided alar base reduction then that is all you should get. It is a minor procedure so it can even be easily done under local anesthesia. But make sure you find a good surgeon and also be aware that a risk is that it...
Hi Michelle,
Despite what you have heard, the nose and rhinoplasty do obey Newton's Law's of physics, "What goes up (swelling) must come down!" Your bulbous nasal tip can be made smaller and more attractive with properly performed rhinoplasty. Alarplasty will...
