APEX Alar Reduction We reduce wide, flared nostrils in proportion to your face for a more defined and refined impression. Slim, balanced nostrils in harmony with your face! When the nostrils flare outward, the nose can look flat, giving an unrefined and heavy impression. Alar reduction narrows wide nostrils to create a nasal line that is balanced and well-proportioned with the face as a whole. What matters, however, is not simply making the nostrils as narrow as possible, but finding the alar width that suits each person's facial proportions and correcting the nostrils for symmetry. Nostrils that harmonize with the face give a refined impression and can also make the face look relatively smaller. Turn wide, outward-flaring nostrils slim and refined! Find the width that suits you, and achieve symmetry! Ideal alar width Choosing the right alar reduction technique Maintaining a natural nostril shape

APEX Alar Reduction

reducing wide alae to suit your facial balance
Improves facial dimension for a more refined look.

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In balance

slim and

Well-balanced nostrils!

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Prologue

Nostrils that flare out to the sides can make the nose look flat and give a rather unrefined, heavy impression. Alar reduction narrows wide nostrils to create a balanced, ideal nose line in proportion with the face. What matters, however, is not simply making the alae as narrow as possible, but finding the width that suits your facial proportions and correcting the symmetry of the nostrils.
Nostrils in harmony with the face give a refined impression and can also make the face look relatively smaller.

Spread out sideways

Widely flared alae

Slim and refined!

Surgery time

30 minutes

Anesthesia

Local / Sedation anesthesia

Inpatient Care

Not required

Suture Removal

7 days later

In-clinic Treatment

2~3 times

Recovery Period

7~10 days later

Results may vary depending on the patient's condition and the surgical method.

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APEX Alar Reduction — finding the width that suits you, with symmetry

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Finding the width that suits youFor symmetry!

  • Ideal alar shape

    Suited to your overall facial proportions and nose length
    It can be improved to ideally shaped nostril wings.

  • Choosing the right alar reduction method

    analyzing the cause of wide alae and applying a matching
    the alar reduction method is selected.

  • Maintains a natural nostril shape

    Keeping the suture line inconspicuous, while
    Maintains a natural nostril shape.

Proportion

Ideal alar proportions

A look at ideal alar proportions.

If the alae are wide relative to the bridge, the nose looks blunt and gives an overall coarse impression
results. The ideal alar width is equal to the intercanthal distance and widening downward
is preferable, and from the front a gentle gull-wing shape looks most natural.

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Taking into account the shape and width of the nostrils, the length of the alae, and the distance to the tip, the overall
Symmetry must be established and the eyes corrected to look defined and slim through a delicate yet systematic design,
is performed.

Medical staff pointing to the nose and alar area of a skull model with the English text Ideal Nose Width
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Who?

APEX Alar Reduction
Who is it right for?

Learn who is a candidate for APEX alar reduction.

  1. 01When wide alae make the nose look large
  2. 02When the alae do not harmonize with the face
  3. 03When wide alae make the nose look flat
  4. 04If drooping alae make the nose look long or droopy
  5. 05If you want alae in harmony with your face

Surgery

APEX Alar Reduction surgical method

How is APEX alar reduction performed?

A method that removes skin from the nostril

The lower nasal skin is excised in a wedge shape and sutured to draw the alae inward.
The incision line falls along the border between the ala and the cheek, so the scar is barely noticeable.

  • Worm's-eye view illustration of wide nostrils and alar base before Alar Reduction surgery
  • Worm's-eye view illustration of the nose showing external alar excision sites and reduction direction arrows for Alar Reduction
  • Explanatory diagram showing the process of excising, suturing inward, and elevating the nasal tip during Alar Reduction surgery
  • Worm's-eye view illustration showing balanced proportions of the nostrils, nasal tip, and alar base for Alar Reduction
  • Before surgery

    A wide alar base and large nostrils

  • Incision

    Nostril-focused
    External or internal incision

  • Suture

    sutured so that the width of the nose and
    Nostril size is reduced

  • After surgery

    Well-proportioned alae and nostrils

A method that narrows the alae

A method that uses sutures to draw widely flared nostrils toward the center and tie them,
The alae are narrowed naturally and the nasal tip becomes higher.

  • Illustration showing flaring alar base and nostrils viewed from below before Alar Reduction at APEX Plastic Surgery
  • Illustration of the nose with a purple dotted line indicating the path of suturing the alar base together during Alar Reduction surgery
  • Basal view diagram of the nose showing the non-incisional Alar Reduction procedure where sutures pull the alar inward and elevate the nasal tip
  • Base-view illustration of the nose showing reduced alar width and nostril size forming stable proportions after Alar Reduction
  • Before surgery

    Wide Alae

  • Tied with thread

    The lower part of the nostril
    Tied with thread

  • Pulling the suture to draw them together

    Pulling the thread adjusts the nose's width and
    Nostril size is reduced

  • After surgery

    Improved to well-proportioned alae

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