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Alar Base Modification

\ ā'lăr- ˈbās- mä-də-fə-ˈkā-shən \

A surgical procedure typically performed during rhinoplasty (nose job) to narrow or reduce the flare of the nostrils (ala). This is sometimes referred to coloquially as “nostril reduction”.

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