Insights from Dr. Etai Funk
Houston facial plastic surgeon, Dr. Etai Funk frequently receives questions from patients on rhinoplasty, facelift, eyelid surgeries, and general topics when it comes to the intricacies of the face. Explore the latest insights from Dr. Funk himself common questions from patients, explanations of the latest trends and more!
Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients will ask if they will need to have their nostrils brought in during rhinoplasty. This is called an alar base reduction or alar flare reduction. With ethnic rhinoplasty, this is quite common in order to create narrower, smaller nostrils. In some patients who have overprojected nasal tips, bring down…
Rhinoplasty for too much nostril show
May 02, 2022Many of my Houston rhinoplasty patients have concerns regarding their nostrils. Some may state that their nostrils are not necessarily too wide, but that there is too much nostril show from the side view or profile. This is actually labeled as nostril retraction. Nostril retraction is usually due to the positioning of the tip cartilages or…
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