When looking at my long nose and pushing my drooping tip up i noticed that a lot of the vertical length comes from the area where the alar wing connects to the cheek, when i pushed up on my alar wing it caused a raised curve, i noticed that my nose looked a lot shorter and i liked what i saw. Is it possible to shorten the vertical length of my alar wing?
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December 23, 2012
Answer: Shorten Alar Wing in Rhinoplasty, Raise Tip, Decrease Droop and Length
At this stage after surgery, I usually tell my patients to not even look at their nose. Certainly at the point of the cast being removed, the tissues of the nose are still very swollen. The region where the bump was taken down can appear a bit full due to the work done in that area, and the tip...
If you can press the lump down is is likely scar tissue. I am not fond of steroids. However, after three months it is worth a consideration to speed the resolution of the lump. Massage can help as well so don't give up.
The effect that is noticed before your rhinoplasty is called buccal or labial show. This is where your see the mucosa or lining over your teeth when you smile. This can commonly occur with patients with very large noses. The nose actually pulls on the upper lip causing it to raise up as a...