Nasal alar reduction is a good method of rhinoplasty, mainly aiming at the improvement of nasal alar. The effect is very good, and it is widely used now. Nasal alar contraction is widely used in patients with unsightly appearance such as excessive alar expansion, resulting in oversized nostrils and thick and wide alar.
Nasal alar reduction method 1. If the nostril is not big, the alar is too thick or the upper part of alar groove is too full, you can make a skin incision along the front edge of the lateral foot of alar cartilage to peel off the skin and the alar cartilage below, remove the swollen soft tissue on the cartilage surface, and then appropriately remove the upper and outer parts of alar cartilage. Then, cut off a diamond-shaped vestibular skin and nasal mucosa on the inside of nostril and alar base, and cut off excess adipose tissue. Finally, the incision on the edge of the nostril is sutured with the incision on the inner side of the base of the alar.
Nasal alar reduction II. If the alar is wide and the nostril is wide, partial resection of alar base and nostril reduction can be performed cautiously. The incision is located at the base of alar and the lower part of alar sulcus. Under local anesthesia, part of the full-thickness tissue of the alar base was properly removed, and then the nostril was rotated inward to narrow and sutured intermittently in layers.
The method of narrowing the alar. If the alar margin is wide, the alar free margin can be partially cut off, and the incision can be stitched on the inner surface of the alar after trimming.
Precautions before operation:
Female patients should avoid menstrual period when performing alar reduction;
Patients with hypertension and diabetes should inform the nasal alar plastic surgeon of their condition at the initial diagnosis, so that the doctor can confirm the nasal alar plastic surgery plan;
Nasal alar reduction should ensure that patients are healthy and have no infectious diseases or other body inflammation;
No makeup to reduce the nose;
Patients undergoing alar plastic surgery should stop taking aspirin, because aspirin will reduce the coagulation function of platelets.
Precautions for postoperative care:
Minimize activities after operation, and do not touch the surgical incision with your hands. And prevent the incision from being damp;
No smoking, no taboos and no spicy food for two weeks after operation;
Use antibiotics for 3-5 days to prevent the formation of nasal alar contraction scar, and take out stitches for 5-7 days.