In an alarplasty, if the width of the wedge removed is 2 mm per nostril, does that mean that the width of the nose will be reduced by 4mm in total? Is the relationship 1:1 or is there a variation due to geometry? Roughly how many mm's are typically remove per nostril for 66% of your patients?
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Answer: Nose width will dictate, but in general 2-3 mms
Every surgeon has their own post-operative routine depending on the type of suture used during the surgery. Absorbable sutures dissolve. Permanent-type sutures in the skin surface are removed 5-8 days after the operation. This type of suture placed in the deeper tissue are left forever.
Depending on how severe the problem is and whether or not you require general or local anesthesia, the cost will vary from $2500-4000. It can easily be done under local and you save mmoney.
When dealing with a circular structure, any reduction in the perimeter will affect the the overall size of the circle.
Therefore, your answer is no, surgical reduction of nasal base will reduce and change the nostril size, however, cinching of the nostrils with suture alone will...
