My nasal bridge, tip, and nostrils are fairly wide, but I have decided only to have alarplasty performed. I am pretty satisfied with the rest of my nose, but one worry I have is that if I get the nostrils narrowed, there would be a chance the tip would appear even more bulbous. I have thick skin though and I know that there is only so much a surgeon can do, but I want to be sure if getting alarplasty alone would be a wise decision.
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Answer: Standalone Alarplasty - Will It Make the Tip Appear Bigger?
The shape of the tip and base of the nose should look triangular in order for the nose to look balanced. If the ala are narrowed and the tip is left the same, it created a squarer or more bulbous shape to the base of the nose. In some noses in which the tip is relatively narrow...
The redness and irregularities will usually fade and soften over time on their own, but there are a few treatments that can expedite the road to recovery. Treatment with a pulsed-dye laser will help to reduce the redness more quickly, while treatment with a fractional resurfacing laser can...
There are actually many techniques that can be used to narrow the nostrils.
Depending on alar height, nostril width, overall width and the proportion between different parts in the nose, a technique can be selected that minimizes scarring and maximizes a pleasing proportion.
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