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Hi DollyMayIf you like the appearance of your nostrils when you reshape them with your fingers, then something fairly similar can be achieved with surgery called alarplasty or alar base reduction.
If you would like more narrow nostrils then the procedure that you are looking for is called an alarplasty. The procedure can be performed under local anesthesia but should only be performed by a skilled rhinoplasty surgeon as asymmetric nostrils following the procedure is the number one potential complication of the procedure.
Narrowing the nostrils is a simple procedure that can be done under local anesthesia. A segment if the nostril is cut out to reduce flaring nostrils. I have isrfirmed this many times including blacks and Asians .
An alar plasty involves removal of a small wedge of skin at the base of the nostrils which accomplishes narrowing them. This procedure can be performed under local anesthesia.
The alarplasty definitely a good recommendation. If you want the bridge narrowed a full rhinoplasty would be required
Hi amanda28847 Based on your photos and aesthetic goals, you are a good candidate for alar plasty and rhinoplasty with tip work. Referring to it as "tip plasty" is a matter of semantics, but the fact is reshaping the tip properly will require a rhinoplasty consisting of only tip work, if that...
Based on your photos, you appear to have a crooked nasal tip appearance which is wide and over projected on profile. Over projected means it sticks out too far. Since the tip of your nose appears to veer to the right, this could be associated with the deviated nasal septum. If you have severe...
Weir incisions are designed along the outside of your ala or nostrils in the crease where they meet the cheeks. They are designed to reduce the flare of the nostrils and ala, and careful design and precise execution is necessary to minimize the appearance of this scar. Sill incisions are...
Exercises cannot narrow the alar base. Sutures can be used but not very dependable. Alarplasty with excision of the skin is the only permanent and reliable way to reshape the alar base. Regards Dr. J
You can have the lower half of the nose (tip and nostrils) addressed without breaking the nasal bones. Tip-plasty can address the bulbous tip either through closed or open approach to make it narrow and refined. Alarplasty is a very fine and quick procedure that can narrow the nostrils and...