My biggest concern is flat & wide nasal tip with flaring of alar (piggy nose). PS suggested rib graft rhinoplasty and alar resection. I’m unsure if he’s doing DCF/the entire piece/diced cartilage without fascia for dorsal. I want to avoid “invasive” surgery like harvesting rib graft. He suggested tip plasty with ear cartilage & alar resection. Will I be able to see good result with just tip plasty & alarplasty alone? And Is the risk of warping high for diced rib cartilage without fascia? Thanks.
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Answer: Tip and Alarplasty without Bridge Augmentation
An alar-plasty simply narrows wide nostrils. The photographs demonstrate alar retraction, which is going to require a composite skin and cartilage graft from the ear.
Thank you for posting your question. You are very pretty, and your nose compliments your face very well. Any surgery alternating your nostrils or alar base, may cause visible scars or asymmetry. I think you will be much better off by not doing anything. Altough some patients will benefit from a...
You are very pretty. Dark eyes, beautiful overall facial shape and full lips. I agree that your ala are somewhat prominent. But I believe part of what you are seeing that is troubling you is that your nasal tip is under projected- a little too short, and maximally...