Alarplasty (or, less commonly, alaplasty) is a
plastic surgery procedure in which a wedge of the
wing of the nose
A wing is a type of fin that produces lift while moving through air or some other fluid. Accordingly, wings have streamlined cross-sections that are subject to aerodynamic forces and act as airfoils. A wing's aerodynamic efficiency is expres ...
is removed in order to alter the shape of the
nostrils. Alarplasty may be used to increase or decrease the width of the nostrils, for either cosmetic or functional reasons.
In humans it may also make the nose perceptibly narrower.
Temporary
swelling is a common consequence of alarplasty.
See also
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Rhinoplasty
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Septoplasty
References
Plastic surgery
Nose surgery
{{Respiratory system procedures