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Alarplasty (or, less commonly, alaplasty) is a plastic surgery procedure in which a wedge of the wing of the nose is removed in order to alter the shape of the nostrils.[1][2] Alarplasty may be used to increase or decrease the width of the nostrils, for either cosmetic or functional reasons.[3][4] In humans it may also make the nose perceptibly narrower.[3]
Temporary swelling is a common consequence of alarplasty.[3]
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