Hello! I had my first rhinoplasty over a year ago and my nostrils now look triangular from the front. Ive heard this is called notching or alar retraction. I am aware that an alar rim graft can fix this but i am more wanting clarity on what causes this. Feel free to use medical terminology and techniques, I understand them. The more detailed your answer is the better!!! Thank you for you time and help
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There is no way to view the veins and arteries in the nasal area in a typical clinic setup. While there are some injectors that will utilize ultrasound in parts of the face to identify vessels prior to injecting, this is not standard practice. A good, trained injector will follow the patterns of...
Overall it appears that you have a very nice result. The tip looks like it might be just a bit over rotated but not what I would consider bulbous. You probably need to go for a real consultation to discuss your possibilities. Good luck.
Hello! thank you for your question. As far as I can see from your photo your nose looking like crocked to the one way. Also you have hanging columella and that is reason of nostril showing. With rhinoplasty you will have more feminine, slight and elegant nose. It would be more convenient to...
