Is there a way to reverse an alar base reduction, or nostril reduction, once it's been performed? I am very happy with one side, the side that needed reduction, but the other side really didn't need anything done to it, but it was also reduced. The result is my left nostril has no base left, leaving it looking strikingly different than the other side and is just very unnatural in appearance. I have read this is very difficult to reverse once it has been performed. I would like to know if it can be fixed, and, if so, how is it done.
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Answer: Alar base reduction reversals are possible
Nostril reduction surgery (called Alarplasty / Alar Base Reduction) is a procedure that can narrow the width of the nostril base, decrease the amount of nostril flaring, or decrease the size of the nostrils.
To accomplish this, the surgeon makes an incision in the crease where the nostril wall...
The answer is yes, but I would recommend waiting at least a year to see if you really want this done. The scarring may ease up and you may not need anything at all. However, if you really want it done, the incisions can be re-opened and skin grafts can be placed to open up the nostrils. Good...
Maybe.
The term ALAR BASE REDUCTION is often mixed with ALAR FARE REDUCTION - while the two are similar they are not the same.
To control the accentuated "C" curve of some Mexican (Mestizo) or African noses - we perform an excision of a small wedge of tissue (IE WEIR EXCISION) from the...
