Rhinoplasty (Nose Job)

Open and closed rhinoplasty, revision rhinoplasty, septoplasty, and complex nasal reconstruction performed by Dr. Robert L. Walton, MD, FACS at Plastic Surgery Chicago in the Gold Coast. Dr. Walton is a nationally recognised rhinoplasty authority with academic publications in nasal surgery and a subspecialty in cocaine-nose correction and post-traumatic nasal reconstruction. Open and closed techniques are offered; septoplasty can be combined. Consultation required for pricing.

Rhinoplasty at Plastic Surgery Chicago is led by Dr. Robert L. Walton, whose background uniquely spans cosmetic and reconstructive nasal surgery. Dr. Walton completed surgical training at Johns Hopkins and Yale-New Haven Hospital, later serving as a faculty member and department chairman at academic medical centres — an academic pedigree that informs a technically exacting and evidence-based approach to nasal surgery. The rhinoplasty programme at the practice covers the full spectrum of nasal surgery. Primary cosmetic rhinoplasty addresses dorsal hump reduction, nasal tip refinement and projection, base width narrowing, and nostril reshaping. The closed rhinoplasty approach, using incisions entirely inside the nostrils, is preferred where the structural modifications required can be achieved through endonasal access — this eliminates the external columellar scar associated with the open approach and typically allows a faster reduction of post-operative oedema. The open technique, which elevates the nasal skin via a transcolumellar incision, is used when the complexity of tip reconstruction, graft placement, or revision surgery demands direct visualisation of the nasal framework. Functional rhinoplasty incorporating septoplasty and turbinate reduction to restore nasal airway patency is performed concurrently with cosmetic work where indicated, with the functional and cosmetic components planned simultaneously to ensure the structural changes made for cosmesis do not compromise or can be coordinated with functional goals. Dr. Walton is recognised for managing particularly challenging reconstructive rhinoplasty cases including nasal reconstruction following cocaine-induced septal perforation and cartilage collapse — a complex reconstructive challenge requiring staged cartilage grafting — and post-traumatic nasal deformities. Revision rhinoplasty for patients who have had prior surgery elsewhere, often presenting with over-resection, asymmetry, or functional compromise, is also a subspecialty area. Consultation required for assessment and pricing. The Chicago market range for primary rhinoplasty is approximately $8,000–$15,000.