Do I need an alarplasty? Scarring and swelling. Columella retraction?
June 18, 2023
Asked By:Good953888 in Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia
I am 34 years old. Caucasian with fair skin. I had a Rhinoplasty 3 months ago. My tip was lifted and refined and my dorsal shaved down. I have an indentation and I would like to know if this is due to swelling, a retracted scar or a retracted Columella? I would also like to know if I should have had an Alarplasty and if so, when is the earliest I could have it done? My tip is still hard. I don’t like the appearance of my nose, the tip still appears quite bulbous and my profile is very projected.
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Yes, it is possible to reduce nostril flare without excising nasal floor. If the nostrils still seem flared to you, a wedge can be removed only from the lateral nasal walls to correct this.
Yes, it is possible to improve an overly aggressive or inappropriate alarplasty. There are several techniques that I talk about on my website. Since you have good curvature to your nostrils, it would seem that just "lateralizing" the attachments to the face at the nasal floor is all that is...
First of all, the termination alarplasty is not a simple procedure. It involves the resection of alar cartilages and skin. Additionally, it includes the augmentation of alar cartilages with ear, septal, or rib cartilage. Sometimes, the problem is not correctly diagnosed. Over-resection may cause...
