Alarplasty | |
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Other names | Alaplasty |
Alarplasty (or, less commonly, alaplasty) is a plastic surgery procedure in which a wedge of the wing of the nose is removed in order to alter the shape of the nostrils. [1] [2] Alarplasty may be used to increase or decrease the width of the nostrils, for either cosmetic or functional reasons. [3] [4] In humans it may also make the nose perceptibly narrower. [3]
Temporary swelling is a common consequence of alarplasty. [3]
Alarplasty | |
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Other names | Alaplasty |
Alarplasty (or, less commonly, alaplasty) is a plastic surgery procedure in which a wedge of the wing of the nose is removed in order to alter the shape of the nostrils. [1] [2] Alarplasty may be used to increase or decrease the width of the nostrils, for either cosmetic or functional reasons. [3] [4] In humans it may also make the nose perceptibly narrower. [3]
Temporary swelling is a common consequence of alarplasty. [3]