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Scarless Method for Alar Base Reduction?

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Hi, I'm interested in alar base reduction but worried about the scarring issue. Is there a way to avoid scars, and especially those I think I can discern in the photos I attached (red arrows)? I don't like the shape of the nostrils in sets A and B. Set C is better but scars are obvious I think I included a photo of my nose. I'm Chinese American, 25y.o. As you can see my nostril sills are quite apparent so a scar there (outside the nasal floor) would not be easy to conceal would it? Thanks.

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