My surgeon reattached the base of my nostrils too low and narrow on my face, it is lower than my nose tip. The nostril base is now attached low on my philtrum but was supposed to be higher up and sitting laterally on my cheeks. Can my alarplasty be revised and lifted to sit a bit wider across my cheeks? Could the incision be recut and placed a bit wider on the cheeks? Thanks!
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Yes, I hear from many patients that the results of their alarplasty look unnatural and that they don't recognize themselves anymore. Alarplasties can be reversed to some degree. I talk about this on my website. Depending on whether alar wall with or without nasal floor was excised determines...
Thank you for your question and photo. African American noses are typically wider at the base and have a lower nasal bridge – and these can be addressed with a rhinoplasty. Based on your photo, you seem to be a good candidate. A rhinoplasty can give you a nose that better fits your face while m...
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The en bloc rib cartilage that was used to augment the bridge of your nose can certainly be removed, but that may also affect the balance of your nose when the height that it provides to the bridge of your nose is taken away. An experienced rhinoplasty surgeon would be able to advise...
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