Management of Wide Alar Lobule Using Preservation Rhinoplasty Philosophy: Alar Coring Technique

Maryam Hassan A. H. Abdulraheem; Chew Lip Ng; Alwyn Ray D'Souza

doi:10.1055/a-1987-3756

Facial Plastic Surgery, Table of Contents

Facial Plast Surg 2023; 39(06): 703-706
DOI: 10.1055/a-1987-3756

Original Research

Management of Wide Alar Lobule Using Preservation Rhinoplasty Philosophy: Alar Coring Technique

Authors

Maryam Hassan A. H. Abdulraheem

¹Division of Rhinology, Department of Otolaryngology, Ambulatory Care Center (ACC), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Doha, Qatar
Chew Lip Ng

²Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Ng Teng Fong General Hospital, National University Health System, Singapore, Singapore
Alwyn Ray D'Souza

³Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck | Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Canterbury Christchurch University, Canterbury, United Kingdom

Abstract

A broad alar base disrupts nasal harmony and facial aesthetic balance and is an aesthetic concern for many patients. This wide appearance may be related to excessive nostril sill, alar flare, wide alar lobule, or a combination. Many techniques are described in literature to address the alar base with resultant scars to a variable degree. Management of alar lobule thickness is particularly challenging. Our technique presented here introduces a novel method to reduce the thickness of the alar lobule with excellent aesthetic outcome.

Keywords

rhinoplasty - alar base - alar lobule - alar coring

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