Question:
How do you improve broad or wide nostrils as commonly seen in African American noses?
Answer:
As with many other ethnicities, narrowing broad or wide nostrils in African American patients is done with a nasal base reduction or Weir incisions. The ethnic section of my website shows many examples of these resections, http://www.rhinoplastyspecialist.com/ethrhino.asp. A crescent of tissue is removed from the side of the nostrils and often times the incision is brought inside of the nostrils. In essence, we are removing a wedge of tissue from each nostril and then carefully stitching it back together so that the scar is minimal. This will narrow the extra skin of the ala and as needed narrow the nostrils to decrease the width of the nose.
