Rhinoplasty

Dr. Steven Dayan leads one of the highest-volume rhinoplasty practices in the United States from this Chicago Old Town clinic, with over 3,500 procedures completed and approximately 200 performed each year. Both open and closed techniques are available, with incision approach selected based on the complexity of the case and the patient's anatomy. Closed rhinoplasty keeps all incisions within the nostrils, avoiding external scarring, and is preferred for less complex modifications. Revision rhinoplasty, deviated septum repair, and non-surgical liquid rhinoplasty using precision filler injections are also offered.

Rhinoplasty at this Chicago practice benefits from a depth of volume and subspecialty focus that is unusual in the United States: Dr. Steven Dayan has performed approximately 3,500 rhinoplasties over his 23-year career, with around 200 procedures completed per year, placing him among a small cohort of surgeons for whom nasal surgery is truly a daily discipline rather than an occasional part of a broader caseload. His dual qualification as a board-certified facial plastic surgeon and Fellow of the American College of Surgeons provides the anatomical foundation to manage both the structural cartilaginous framework and the soft tissue envelope of the nose with equal competence. The practice performs closed rhinoplasty — in which all incisions are placed inside the nostrils with no transcolumellar external cut — as the preferred technique for patients whose goals can be achieved without the full direct visualisation of the nasal framework that the open approach affords. For patients requiring significant structural modification, cartilage grafting for tip support or definition, or revision surgery where prior scarring and distorted anatomy demand the clearest possible operative view, the open approach is used. Common goals addressed include reduction of a dorsal hump, tip refinement to improve definition or correct drooping or wide alar cartilages, alar base reduction for wide nostrils, and correction of nasal asymmetry through osteotomies and cartilage work. For patients with a deviated septum and documented airway obstruction, septoplasty and turbinate reduction can be integrated into the operative plan; where functional impairment is verified, this component may qualify for insurance coverage. Liquid rhinoplasty — the non-surgical alternative using blunt cannula filler injection — is also performed by Dr. Dayan for patients seeking temporary reshaping without surgery, using hyaluronidase reversibility as a safety backstop. Recovery from surgical rhinoplasty involves approximately one week of bandages and a splint, with initial social presentability at two to four weeks and final tip definition settling over the first twelve months.