Q. A surgery to narrow wide nostrils inward? (Alar Reduction Surgery)

Hello. I’m Kim Hyung-taek, the director of Kowon Plastic Surgery Clinic.

In this answer note, I responded to a question posted on Naver Knowledge iN by someone who became interested in rhinoplasty and then started wondering about alar reduction surgery.

Q. Is the surgery to narrow wide nostrils inward called alar reduction surgery?

I’m looking into rhinoplasty, and what I want is for the fleshy part of the nostrils to become a bit thinner, like in the photo. Is that possible with nose surgery??

Looking at the question, it seems you are concerned about wide nostrils and posted your thoughts about alar reduction surgery.

In a case like yours, there is a way to make the nostril tissue thinner while undergoing nose surgery, but an exact judgment requires checking the condition of the nostrils directly.

To give an example of the procedure, one method is to make a vertical incision in the middle part of the nostril to reduce the nostril itself, and another method is to make an incision from the outer side during alar reduction surgery, which can also make the nostrils appear thinner.

For more accuracy, I recommend visiting a plastic surgery clinic and receiving a consultation about alar reduction surgery.

I hope you get the result you want.

Source: https://kin.naver.com/qna/detail.nhn?d1id=7&dirId=70127&docId=389442779&page=1#answer1

https://blog.naver.com/kowon_note/223330250577