Can I have my huge nostrils reduced? (Photo)

Nostril size is a common complaint amongst rhninoplasty patients. Large nostrils can be due to a variety of underlying issues. One occurs where the nostrils are actually a normal size but the reminder of the nose is out of proportion. Another occurs when the nostril flair is too wide which can sometimes be corrected by removal of some tissue at the base (where the nostril attaches to the lip). This can cause a visual scar however and needs to be approached cautiously. Only a full consultation assessing the entire nose can correctly diagnose the cause of this appearance in order to recommend an appropriate treatment plan.

It is certainly possible to undergo simple alarplasty surgery with local anesthesia, as this procedure would take approximately 30 minutes.  The reduction in the size of the nostrils is quite variable and is determined at the time of the consultation.  It is quite possible to come fairly close to the pictures that you present.

Easy one! 

With rhinoplasty, nearly all of the time, the surgery needed is more than the patient thinks might be.  This is because aesthetically, every part of the nose affects every other part, so changing one part creates visual changes in other parts.

In your case it looks like the alar base or nostril reduction you feel is needed is really all you do need! If this turns out to be correct, the recovery is fast, and the surgery not of a major nature.

As others have said here though, be sure it's all you want to change.  And see a rhinoplasty surgeon, and understand the required scar position particularly.

 

All the best.