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Is there any combination of surgical/non surgical approaches to create the appearance of natural-looking alar rim? (Photos)

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Oceanview1027Aug 27, 2023

My alarplasty turned out poorly. It looks like the nostrils are stuck to the skin with no rim. Is there any combination of surgical or non surgical approaches that can be used to create the appearance of a natural looking alar rim?

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Ronald J. Edelson, MD

In addition to flared nostrils you have a hanging columella. Both are simple to correct at the same time by a limited rhinoplasty

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Eric M. Joseph, MD

The areas that are circled in the photos represent the posterior portion of your lower lateral tip cartilages. If this area is widening with smiling, it is possible to narrow this area with rhinoplasty surgery. I'm not sure if this answers your question, so consider meeting with several...

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Stephen J. Pincus, MD

Looking at your photos seems to give the faint suggest of a subnasal scar, as one would have from a liplift procedure. If this is the case, that would explain any difference because of the amount of skin lifted into the nasal base. In any event, the difference between the two sides can be corrected.

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Stephen J. Pincus, MD

Usually excising just the alar base or floor will just bring the nostrils in towards the midline. However, if you excise some of the alar wall as it approaches its attachment to the floor, you actually change the axis of the nostril from up & out to more anterior-posterior. This has the cosmetic...

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Andrew Miller, MD

You can certainly have rhinoplasty to address only the tip, while leaving the bridge alone. No osteotomies are needed so there's minimal to no bruising. It's still a surgery, but much less invasive than a full rhinoplasty. Be sure to see a rhinoplasty expert for consultation.

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Tanveer Janjua, MD

You are a good candidate for alarplasty. The minimum time you should wait to get alarplasty is 3 months after your rhinoplasty but the preferred wait time is one year. Your nose will continue to change for a whole year. There is likely some swelling in the tip and will get better over time....

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