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There is a particular kind of patient who comes into a nose consultation with a clear, narrow request: I do not want a rhinoplasty. I just want my nostrils to look a little less…
Read the articleOne of the quieter paradoxes of nasal surgery is that the smallest interventions can produce the most conspicuous changes. A patient who undergoes alar…
Read articleThe honest answer to whether alar base reduction leaves scars is yes. Any operation that involves cutting and suturing skin leaves a scar. The…
Read articleThis is the question I wish more patients asked before they came in with a fixed idea about what their nose needs. The answer,…
Read articleOne of the most sensible questions a patient asks in a nasal consultation is also one of the most under-answered in cosmetic marketing: if…
Read articleMost articles about candidacy for a cosmetic procedure are written as checklists. A good candidate has X, Y, and Z; a poor candidate has…
Read articleAlar base reduction is a short operation, and patients generally expect a short recovery to match. The operation is short. The recovery, in its…
Read articleEvery surgeon keeps a private mental file of operations they declined and never regretted declining. For me, alar base reduction occupies a surprisingly prominent…
Read articlePatients who had rhinoplasty years ago and are now considering a small alar base reduction usually arrive with the same underlying feeling: the nose…
Read articlePatients often ask about alar base reduction as if the central question is the operation itself. In my experience, the more important question is…
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