Large nostrils and a bent nose - can my nose be operated on? (photos)

Hello! Thanks for the question. Absolutely, your nose can be operated on and improvements made. Based on your photo, downsizing your nose could help improve your facial harmony. This would be decreasing the projection and smoothing the profile. The nostril show could also be lessened. These would be nice changes to compliment your facial features. An open structure approach to rhinoplasty would be in your best interest. I would seek consultation with a Facial Plastic Surgeon well-versed in rhinoplasty. Hope this helps!

Your nose is strong in its forward projection away from your face. That strong projection makes the nose appear prominent, and it pulls the upper lip a bit onto the bottom of the nose. When the nose is "de-projected", or brought back closer to the face, the nostrils should look less prominent as well. The woman in the link that I posted with this email had a strongly projecting nose that was brought back closer to her face during her rhinoplasty.
How *much* to deproject the nose, or make other changes? We figure that out with morphs, well before surgery. I'd love for you to see some excellent professionally-designed morphs of what could possibly be done with your nose. Morphs could also help you identify better just what's bothering you, and help you set a goal for the rhinoplasty that's accurate for your tastes. (Side note: in my opinion, morphs should really be done by the surgeon, or he should direct an assistant as she makes the morphs. Morphs should be made with a constant eye to what actually *can* be done in surgery, for that particular nose, and the surgeon has that information and judgment best.)
Remember that rhinoplasty is an exquisitely difficult operation to get right, and you should only have surgery if you are able to make yourself very confident in your surgeon's skills. The changes that your nose needs (mostly, the de-projection) require advanced techniques, and skill that most plastic surgeons don't possess with expertise. For most noses, it's much better to not have surgery than to have inexpertly-performed surgery. Read my essay on how to stay out of trouble while selecting a rhinoplasty surgeon. And it also discusses how to take photos that are best for online evaluations.