I have a bulbuos nose, but I do not want to undergo an invasive surgery so nothing I can do about the tip, correct? I prefer a minimally invasive procedure with little downtime and no black eyes. In one of the pics I have attached, I am pushing down my nostrils and bringing them closer together. It gives a narrower and slimmer appearance. I'm told Alarplasty is best to get this look. Is there a scarless way to do this or a way in which you can't see the scars on the outside?
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You are a good candidate for alarplasty. The minimum time you should wait to get alarplasty is 3 months after your rhinoplasty but the preferred wait time is one year. Your nose will continue to change for a whole year. There is likely some swelling in the tip and will get better over time....
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...
