Wide Nasal Base – Alar Wedge Excision
Consultations offered at our three convenient locations in Encino, Glendale and Bakersfield
Alar base reduction with Alar Wedge Excision is performed by excising a wedge of the base of the nostrils. Then the nose edge is pulled in to narrow the base of the nose, and then secured with sutures.
About Dr. Sean Younai
Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon · Sean Younai, MD
- Board certification
- American Board of Plastic Surgery (verify)
- Education and training
- 1997 Plastic, Cosmetic & Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship; Lahey-Hitchcock Clinic, MA
- 1995 Microsurgery & Hand Surgery Fellowship; Univ. of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, P.A
- 1994 Plastic Surgery Research Fellowship; Univ. of Southern California, LA, CA
- 1993 General Surgery Residency; Univ. of California-SF, East Bay, CA
- 1989 MD; UCLA School of Medicine, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
- 1985 BS; Biochemistry, Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA
- Hospital affiliations
- Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center, Tarzana, CA
- Encino Hospital, Encino, CA
- Memberships
- American Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
- American Society of Laser Medicine & Surgery
- The Wound Healing Society
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- American Medical Association
- Awards
- 1997 American Society of Aesthetic Surgery Presentation Award
- 1995 Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Scholarship Essay Contest Award
- 1995 Mercy Hospital Foundation Research Day Award
- 1994 Am. College of Surgeons Presentation Award at the Annual Residents’ Day Meeting
- 1987 Western Medical Student Research forum Award
- 1986 National Research Fellowship Award
- 1984 Art Night Exhibition Award at UCLA
- 1983 Cover Design Award for the 2nd ISDC Immunology Congress
- 1981 Phi Eta Sigma (Undergraduate Freshman Honors society)
- NPI
- 1770694069
- Offices
- Encino · Glendale · Bakersfield · Irwindale · Lancaster