Hello. I'm wondering if anything can be done on my wide nose. I know black noses can be difficult to retain a natural look. However, I don't want an implant or raised bridge. I like my nose aside from how LARGE it is. It disrupts the harmony of my features. I just want a hopefully smaller version of what it is now. Will an alarplasty help? As bringing in the nostrils will draw attention to the tip, will a refinement be possible there? Thank you.
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When a tip is deprojected, it can look wider if it is not defined as much as possible. But you can't always fix it by reducing the nostrils. The tip is a naturally triangular shape, and since your tip is still wide, if you just bring in the nostrils, it might make the nose look more boxy. It...
Dear ladybugg13,
Thank you for your clinical post and photograph. From the front view shown you appear to have
a very nicely shaped nose. The dorsal
bridge anatomy and tip projection can’t be assessed from the views provided,
but the nasal tip appears refined as does the nasal bridge. T...
Thank you for your question! Alarplasty can include an alar base reduction where a wide nasal base is narrowed or alar flare reduction where wide nostrils are narrowed. It doesn't directly address a bulbous tip which is managed with different techniques. I don't recommend doing alar surgery...
