Alar Reduction Surgery in Korea
We will make your wide alar wings small and create a balanced nose shape
Wide Alar
We will make your wide alar wings small and create a balanced nose shape
What is Alarplasty?
Sometimes our alae are wider than the width of the nose bridge. Nostrils may become wider when we smile. Big nostrils may affect the overall look of our faces and facial expression. Alar reduction surgery aims to create a smaller alar, making the nose look slimmer and more defined.
Alar Reduction is recommended if:
Surgery Info
SURGERY TIME
30 minutes to 1 hour
HOSPITALIZATION
Not required
ANESTHESIA
General anesthesia or sedation
STITCH REMOVAL
About 5-7 days after the surgery
NUMBER OF POST-OPERATIVE VISITS
1 time
RECOVERY PERIOD
Return to daily life after the removal of stitches
Alar Reduction Surgery Methods
1. Alar Skin Reduction
The alar skin is excised.
2. Reducing alar width
In the case of a wide alar base, a surgeon reduces the width by cinching with non-absorbable threads.
3. Alar cartilage repositioning
Combined with tip plasty, augmentation of the nose tip can have a slimming effect on the alar wings.
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