I don’t like how my nostrils flare out on the sides and point upwards. This causes my nose tip to APPEAR like it’s pointing down even though my nose tip is fairly neutral. I also don’t like how the inside of my nostril is visible on the sides of my nose. I am hoping that through alarplasty that I can reduce the flare as well as get my nostril skin to cover the sides of my nostrils therefore only allowing my nostrils to open up in the front and bottom of my nose. I attached photos to explain more
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Answer: It's not clear whether alar plasty alone would suffice.
Pinching the nostrils together is unlikely to make a noticeable change in the cartilages. However if you are concerned about the flare then Alarplasty is the way to go.
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Your surgeon will be in the most educated position to answer this for you definitively. Asymmetries always exist to a certain extent before surgery, and many remain after surgery. Certain asymmetries can be improved during surgery, but in terms of your nostrils the biggest source of asymmetry I...
Alar base reduction works well to reduce the width and flare of nostrils. Asymmetries between the size of nostrils can also be addressed to a certain extent, when other aspects of the nose are symmetric. For your nostrils, the position and shape of the columella creates the asymmetry rather than...
