How to lift up the alar base and alar facial groove? After healing from an alarplasty my nose looks longer.

September 9, 2021
Asked By:Mackenzie_44 in Detroit, Michigan

I had an open rhino with lip lift then later, alarplasty. After healing my nose looks longer. My alar lobules & nasal sill pull downward. My alar facial groove sits lower. Can I lift my base & alar facial groove back up? My doctor says cinch sutures can be used (to narrow) but also lift. I tried to research cinch sutures & alar base lifting but find it difficult to understand. How/can this be done, are cinch sutures like suspension sutures? Can they lift and anchor onto a part of the face? Thx!

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September 15, 2021

Answer: It is difficult if not impossible to lift the alar height. Lowering the tip could have the same result

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Steven J. Pearlman, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon
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September 15, 2021

Answer: It is difficult if not impossible to lift the alar height. Lowering the tip could have the same result

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Steven J. Pearlman, MD, FACSBoard Certified Facial Plastic Surgeon

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