What is the difference between Alarplasty and Rhinoplasty?

·       A rhinoplasty alters your nose's shape, size, and projection, whereas an alarplasty aims to reduce excess skin and tissue from your nostrils to make your nose narrower.

·       Most patients take at least two weeks off work after rhinoplasty, but alarplasty has a quicker healing time and almost no discomfort.

·       Rhinoplasty removes dorsal humps and corrects the shape of the nose by means of bone shavings and cartilage reduction, but alarplasty can help improve wide nostrils or nostrils that don't suit your face.

·       Alarplasty is a less invasive procedure that usually lasts up to an hour, while a rhinoplasty usually lasts 3-4 hours.  

Dr. Karishma Kagodu, MS, M CH., a board-certified, fully-trained plastic surgeon, has a super specialty in performing all types of rhinoplasty surgery and earned the credit of the best rhinoplasty surgeon in India who offers unmatched results. In her practice in Indiranagar and Whitefield Bengaluru, Dr. Kagodu offers all aspects of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, and her prime specialty is rhinoplasty/ nose job and nostril surgery.

In this write-up, Dr. Kagodu gives an insight into rhinoplasty and alarplasty surgery, often asked by the patients during their initial assessment at Kaesthetics and Kinder women's hospital.

What is Rhinoplasty?

Rhinoplasty, commonly known as nose job or nose surgery, is a plastic cosmetic procedure to change your nose's shape, size, projection, or contour. Rhinoplasty surgery reshapes your nose and offers you an aesthetically pleasing nose to meet the realistic goal that suits your facial profile. However, choosing a rhinoplasty surgeon requires a lot of research in terms of the surgeon's qualifications, experience, expertise, and accolades. On the other hand, the clinic's accreditation also weighs the same importance. Therefore, one must choose a board-certified surgeon specializing in rhinoplasty surgery, as the difference between a good and a bad result in rhinoplasty can be a matter of one millimeter.

Dr. Karishma Kagodu performs both reconstructive and cosmetic rhinoplasty surgery for men and women and has a sense of both delicate surgical skills and an outstanding sense of aesthetics. She says that rhinoplasty epitomizes plastic surgery because it is a surgery of great finesse and takes years to master.

Reconstructive Rhinoplasty: A reconstructive nose operation is performed to correct the form and functions of the nose, such as septoplasty to address the concerns of a deviated septum or when a nose job is required to address accidental injuries or trauma.

Cosmetic rhinoplasty: Rhinoplasty surgery performed for cosmetic purposes help enhance the shape, size, and appearance of your nose that best suits your facial profile and provide a more symmetrical appearance.

Rhinoplasty addresses many aspects of the nose and its underlying structure, including:

·       Tip of the nose

·       Bulbous Tip

·       Boxy Tip

·       Droopy Tip

·       Dorsal Hump Reduction

·       Breathing Difficulties

·       Deviated Septum

Rhinoplasty surgery does the following job:

·       Increase or decrease the nose size

·       Alter the shape of the tip of the nose, the bridge of the nose, and the nostrils

·       Reducing the dorsal hump allows for accentuating the eyes and cheekbones;

·       Change the angle between the nose and the upper lip

·       Straighten the septum to correct the deviated septum with septoplasty surgery

What is Alarplasty?

An alarplasty/ alar base reduction, also called nostril reduction surgery removes excess skin and tissues from your nostrils to address wide nostrils or nostrils that don't suit your face. If someone is worried about wider nostrils and wants an aesthetically pleasing appearance, alarplasty is recommended, which can either be done alone or alongside rhinoplasty. Most often, an alar base reduction surgery can be combined with other surgical procedures, such as septoplasty or nose reshaping surgery, and are more common in people of ethnicity and those who find their nose is not aesthetically pleasing. Dr. Karishma Kagodu can help you achieve narrower nostrils for a more balanced face.

Note: The aesthetic skills of a rhinoplasty surgeon are the key to best alar base reduction results since knowing the face's contours and proportions is extremely important for a natural-looking result.

During the procedure of alarplasty, small incisions are made at the bottom of the outer edge of the nostrils, a bit of tissue is removed, then tiny sutures close up the wounds. It is a quick, minimally invasive procedure that is almost without any discomfort. However, recovery time is shorter, usually one or two weeks, and scars are most often invisible after healing.

Alarplasty surgery helps you achieve many benefits, including:

·       Symmetrical nostrils

·       Improved looks of the nose, and overall facial harmony

·       Adjustments of the size and width of the nostrils

·       Better facial balance, as alarplasty restores the proportion of your face

·       Improved self-esteem.

If you are interested in rhinoplasty/ nose job or Alarplasty/ nostril surgery in Bangalore, consult Dr. Karishma Kagodu, Managing Director of Kaesthetics, by calling +91 8042036382, +91 9108969006, +91 7624809006 and book your appointment today.