Swollen nose after alar base reduction. Is this normal?

Hello,A closed rhinoplasty will be able to address the tip plasty the best. I don't believe you need an alarplasty. I would rotate the nose upwards and prevent the excess pulldown when smiling. We utilize multiple maneuvers to carefully rotate the tip of the nose to lift it to an elegant heig...

My perspective on your issue is unique because I perform both cosmetic rhinoplasty and complex nasal reconstruction after skin cancer removal. I usually use lateral crural strut grafts to address alar position issues. As noted you can use soft tissue techniques, such as V-Y to widen you alar...

Hello and thank you for your question. Based on your photograph, you may benefit from a tip refining rhinoplasty. Your surgeon can accomplish this by trimming, suturing, and reshaping the cartilage in your lower nose. You may also benefit from an alar base reduction, but it would not appear as...

I would think you could drive yourself, depending on the extent of the surgery.  You should get soecific instructions about this from your surgeon.  If any doubt, get a ride.

Based upon the pictures you provided, yo do have flaring of your ala which would improve with reducing the size and width of your nostrils. However, it appears that you also have a hanging columella and some wideness to the tip region that would require some reduction of the size of your tip as...

Dear Mynameis_20,the best option for you would be an in-person consultation with a board-certified plastic surgeon. You should visit plastic surgeon who did the initial surgery because he is already familiar with all the details.Daniel Barrett, MD, MHA, MS  Certified, American Board of Plastic ...