Alarplasty to Become Wide Again?

Question

hello, i'm just wondering if it's possible for the nose to become wide again after having an alarplasty?

Kenneth Hughes, MD · Answer

An alarplasty will reduce the alar base, and, once healed, the result should be long-lasting.   Find a plastic surgeon with ELITE credentials who performs hundreds of rhinoplasties and rhinoplasty revisions each year.  Then look at the plastic surgeon's website before and after photo galleries to get a sense of who can deliver the results.

	Kenneth Hughes, MD Los Angeles, CA

Paul S. Nassif, MD · Answer

Following an alarplasty, the nostrils will not become wide again. I would recommend consulting with a board certified rhinoplasty specialist, as they will be able to provide you with advice. I hope this helps, and I wish you the best of luck.

Vincent N. Zubowicz, MD · Answer

I have never experienced lateral drifting after an Alar base reduction. I suppose anything is possible but it would be most unusual.

Nima Shemirani, MD · Answer

Dear bryans05,

	
		If the goal was to narrow the nose by taking in the alar bases, it should not become wide again
	
		The skin is removed and will not grow back


	Best regards,

	Nima Shemirani

Michael M. Kim, MD · Answer

Alar plasty or alar base reduction is permanent. Therefore, it should be done very conservatively as the changes that are made can be very difficult to impossible to correct.

	Michael Kim, MD

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