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Closed rhinoplasty if I need alarplasty/ tip plasty & what exactly needs done to achieve desired results? (Photos)

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Updated: From my pictures what would the rhinoplasty to achieve what I’m looking for consist off. I’m assuming an osteotomy, tip plasty and an alar base reduction. Would those give me a smooth narrow nose with a small defined tip. I don’t want my nose any shorter since that throws of my facial balance. I want to reduce the amount of scarring since I’m aware Afro Caribbean skin is prone to keloids. On a previous question it was suggested that I may need soft tissue thinning at the tip, lateral and medial osteotomies, alar base reduction and my infratip lobule tucked in. Would this require an open rhinoplasty or would closed work for me. I’ve attached pictures of my current nose and what I’m hoping to achieve.

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