Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery

No one ever “needs” a facelift as it is obviously an elective surgery.  I do get asked daily by patients, “How do you know when it is time to do a facelift?”  I have attempted to answer this question in the video below. For more information about face and neck lift or cosmetic facial surgery […]

Rhinophyma is a disfiguring condition of the nose that can cause pain, dysfunction and social embarrassment.  In this video, Dr. Niamtu discusses and show the surgical treatment of a patient with rhinophyma and showcases other cases. For more information visit www.lovethatface.com Joe Niamtu, III DMD Cosmetic Facial Surgery Richmond, Virginia

I have been lucky in my life to call numerous Buffalo Bills friends.  Among them Jim Kelly (fromw I met everyone else), Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith, Chris Mohr, Steve Tasker Andre Reed,, Darryl Talley, Cornelius Bennet are some of the greats of the golden age of the Bills. I have had the pleasure to watch […]

Rhinophyma is a condition found mostly on the nose and is a result of rosacea, adult acne, inflammation and sometimes heredity.  It is manifested by large, bulbous over growth of soft tissue on the nose.  It is a problem for patients aesthetically, socially and is sometimes causes pain or infection.  For advanced cases, the only […]

For 22 years I have been saving our empty Botox vials as “Cosmetic Surgery Art” and have added our most recent addition “Botox Betty”.   As one of the top 3% of Botox providers in the USA, we obviously use a lot of that product and have kept Richmond wrinkle free for decades.  I won’t reveal […]

Cosmetic eyelid surgery is one of my favorite and most common procedures.  The upper face and especially the eyelids age faster that the lower face causing people in their forth and fifth decade to often look prematurely tired and older.  All four eyelids can be rejuvenated in under an hour and using laser technology there […]

As we age, the lip often elongates and loses its fullness and curvature.  Also as the lip elongates, it can hide the upper teeth which causes a aging appearance.  The lip lift procedure is a 40 minute operation that reduces the length of the upper lip and rolls the lip up and out providing an […]

What does a facelift really do?  Sounds like a simple enough question, but in reality it can be very confusing for patients.  Like many things in life, there are “real” facelifts and “gimmic” facelifts.  Many patients get duped by some short cut procedure that is touted as “new”, “medical breakthrough”, on and on.  In reality […]

Osteomas are benign bony growths that produce a lump on the forehead.  Although these are harmless, they can occasionally cause pain but present more as a cosmetic problem.  Old style removal techniques involved making a large incision over the bump or sometimes the entire forehead.  Dr. Niamtu uses endoscopic surgery technique with small button hole […]

I am honored to have won “Best Plastic Surgeon” from the Richmond Times Dispatch “Best of” contest for the 3 rd time.  These awards underscore my commitment and that of my staff for excellence in cosmetic facial surgery.  I am also honored to have such great friends who were also first place winners in this contest.  […]