Can The Nostrils Be Moved Higher Up On The Face?

Q: Dr. Eppley I’ve had a rhinoplasty with tip rotation before etc., which made me happy with the tip, however i have a problem that my nose is too long, the distance between the end of my nose (alar base, nostrils?, alar rim) and the top of my lip is too short, i like my lips the way they are and don’t want to change anything about them. Now to my question, is it possible to position the nostrils higher up on the face? like literally reposition them higher by 1.5-2mm? When I lift the skin above them the nostrils follow up to the exact position I want them in, and i guess the tip of the nose could be adjusted again, I have never seen this happen in a rhinoplasty or even in reconstruction or repositioning cases of the nostrils or alar base, which is why I‘m asking. I have included example photos of a hypothetical before and after. Thank you for your time and I hope to hear back from you soon!

A: While the nostrils can be lowered ny skin removal from the upper lip, the nostrils can not be raised  without adding skin or removing part of the lower nostrils.

Dr. Barry Eppley

World-Renowned Plastic Surgeon