My 14 years old daughter is a laughing stalk for having big Asian nose and it widens when she smiles. We're thinking for doing alar base reduction, but afraid she's a little too young for it. Is it okay for her to do the simple nip on her nostrils?
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March 10, 2014
Answer: Appropriate age for rhinoplasty/alar base reduction
Alar reduction is a simple procedure that can be done under local anesthesia. Recovery is very quick. For mild alar reduction the incision is placed inside the nostril and scar is not visible. For larger reduction full thickness of the base of the ala is removed leaving a thin scar at the base...
It looks like the wounds have separated. You should go see your plastic surgeon and let him look at the wounds so that he may guide you. Good luck.