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I am African American and I have a wide undefined bridge and bulbous tip. Can I achieve this look?

Loving660812Jun 3, 2020
As I am African American with deep ethnic features, I do not want a radical departure from my true identity. I have a wide nose bridge, bulbous tip and somewhat of a droopy alar. I only want a refined bridge, mostly from the frontal view. I do not wish to alter my tip nor reduce my alar but change the shape of the alar by slightly retracting them without the nostrils being prominent.

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Dr. Victor Manuel Agudelo, MD
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Answered on Jun 10, 2020
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