Does nostril narrowing/alar base reduction always look unnatural? (Photo)

June 18, 2016
Asked By:gettingthere2016 in Austin, TX

I have a somewhat wide tip and my nose flares out a lot when I smile(far beyond beginning of my eyes, see below). However, looking at rhino results of people with alarplasty, they almost exclusively look "off"; it's instantly visible that something was done, mostly because the nostrils always end up being too triangular. Is this always the case? Also, how long until the scare become invisible to outsiders?

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