Alarplasty, also commonly known as alar reduction, is a surgical cosmetic procedure aimed at reducing the size of one’s nostrils. With this specific surgical procedure, the section of the nose that extends from the rounded tips of your nostrils to the cheek, also known as the alar, is targeted and operated on. Alarplasty is specially aimed at changing the width and roundness of one’s nostrils.
Dr Colin Tham is a consultant plastic surgeon in private practice here in Singapore. He is also accredited and recognized as a specialist reconstructive and plastic surgeon by Singapore’s Ministry of Health.
Cosmetic Surgeon Dr Tham obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland, in 1992. He then proceeded to undergo Basic and Advanced Specialist Training in Plastic Surgery at Singapore General Hospital, and was subsequently admitted as a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons (Ireland) in 1999.