Rhinoplasty (Nose Surgery)

Westlake Plastic Surgery performs open rhinoplasty in Austin under the care of Dr. Robert Caridi, who has over 30 years of surgical experience and fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital, New York. The procedure reshapes the nose to improve proportion, symmetry, and airway function. Surgery takes approximately two hours under general anaesthesia with a dedicated MD anaesthesiologist, and revision rhinoplasty cases are accepted. A free virtual consultation is available for out-of-town and international patients.

Rhinoplasty at Westlake Plastic Surgery is performed by Dr. Robert Caridi using the open technique, which involves a small columellar incision connecting bilateral marginal incisions to provide direct, binocular visualisation of the complete nasal cartilage and bone framework. With plastic surgery fellowship training at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and over three decades of practice in Austin, Texas, Dr. Caridi addresses both cosmetic and functional nasal concerns with the same operative access. Common aesthetic concerns addressed at the Austin clinic include reduction of a dorsal hump through controlled rasping or osteotomy, refinement of the nasal tip through suture techniques and conservative cartilage reshaping, correction of a crooked or asymmetric nose, improvement of nostril size and shape through alar base modification, and enhancement of the naso-labial and naso-frontal angles for improved facial balance. Functional impairments such as septal deviation contributing to nasal airway obstruction can be addressed concurrently with septoplasty incorporated into the rhinoplasty. All rhinoplasty procedures at Westlake are performed under general anaesthesia with a dedicated MD anaesthesiologist — a safety standard the clinic highlights as differentiating its care from settings that use non-physician anaesthesia providers. Surgery takes approximately two hours. Nasal splints and sutures are removed at five to seven days post-operatively. Most patients feel comfortable reappearing socially within one to two weeks. Athletes may return to non-contact activity after 10 days, while contact sports and activities carrying a high risk of nasal trauma are restricted for six weeks. Full cartilaginous healing is a gradual process taking up to two years, during which the final nasal contour progressively refines. Dr. Caridi also accepts revision rhinoplasty cases — technically demanding procedures requiring navigation of scar tissue and potentially limited residual cartilage from prior surgery. Patients travel from across Texas and internationally to consult at the Austin practice. The $1,500 scheduling deposit is applied toward the procedure total. Financing is available through Cherry, CareCredit, and PatientFi.