Because double jaw surgery often causes nose widening and more flared nostrils, can an alarplasty be done sometime after surgery to help with this? Is it possible and safe to do alarplasty even if you had an alar base cinch suture done during surgery?
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Would an alar plasty be suitable? To make an adequate assessment about the suitability of an alar plasty for you a view of the nostrils from underneath looking up is really necessary. In general if the nostrils are wide and flaring even at rest an alar plasty is often done. If the nostrils...
Assuming that you need alar base reduction only, you may find many low budget alternatives ( in various locations/cities), of course..The most important is; to be ready for surgery as a good candidate mentally to be happy, satisfied following surgery.RegardsCem AltindagIstanbul TR
It is almost impossible to achieve alar or nostril symmetry. The risk for making it worst is always there.I would not recommend an alarplasty
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Dr. Janjua
