What happens if you cut some of the middle part of the nostrils?

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I've seen some pictures online where in an alarplasty they cut some parts of the wings but they also cut some flesh from between the nose's nostrils. What does this do?

Ronald J. Edelson, MD · Answer

You may be looking at a scar from an open rhinoplasty which makes an incision between the nostrils. However you can also use that incision to shorten the columella but cutting out a small segment of skin

Tanveer Janjua, MD · Answer

Alarplasty can involve the side cuts but also reduction of the nasal sill between the nostrils. The sill reduction is what you are referring to. That helps with reducing the width.
Regards
Dr. Janjua

William Portuese, MD · Answer

An alar-plasty involves removal of a small wedge of skin at the base of the nostril sill to reduce the nostrils themselves. This procedure can be done as a standalone procedure under local anesthesia, or as an integral part of a rhinoplasty procedure performed under general anesthesia

What happens if you cut some of the middle part of the nostrils?

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