Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery

Dr. Joe Niamtu, III is a cosmetic facial surgeon in Richmond, Virginia and is well known for his treatment of forehead osteomas with minimally invasive endoscopic surgery.  This is a simple technique that is virtually scarless and has a very short recovery when compared with older approached to forehead osteomas.  Be sure to view other […]

I went to add a friend request on Facebook and was surprised to see the following message! Dang!  Why would Facebook limit the number of friends?  Does not make sense, you would think the more the merrier?  I bet Mr. Zukerberg has more than 5,000 friends as he has 68 million followers. Evidently, if you […]

This video chronicles the experience of a 17 year old female high school athlete whose protruding ears held her back mentally, physically and emotionally.  

I was asked to write an essay for the Richmond Times Dispatch in 2010 about the experience of Father’s Day for parents of children with disabilities.  Yes, Father’s day for parents of disabled children is different from normal families because every day is different from normal families.  There is not doubt that it is tough […]

Once again we headed for Buffalo on the first weekend in June for our buddy Jim Kelly’s annual celebrity golf tournament to benefit “Kelly for Kids”.  This is Jim’s charitable foundation and he has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars to help children in need over the past three decades.  Always a great time and […]

This 12 minute video details the journey of a 17 year old high school female with protruding ears.  The video follows her through the pre operative, intra operative and post operative phases of her surgical experience.  She highlights her experiences with bullying, low self esteem and physical problems associated with her protruding ears.  Dr. Joe […]

  It was an honor for Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery to be a sponsor for the Tim McGraw concert to benefit Richmond Center Stage.  They could not have chosen a better entertainer to pack the house.  Hats off to Tim McGraw for playing such a small venue to raise money.  He surely could have sold […]

Several days ago NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s Twitter account was hacked, stating that he had died. This happened to Mark Twain (way before Twitter) and when he read his obviously incorrect obituary. His classic response was “the announcement of my death was greatly exaggerated” So was that of Commissioner Goodell. As evidenced by this photo, […]

This video contains actual surgical footage and may be graphic for some viewers. Dr. Niamtu performs lower and upper blepharoplasty on a patient with large fat depositions in the eyelids.      

Red or purble benign lip tumors (venous lakes, hemangiomas, etc.) are common in numerous people, frequently from birth.  Many patients do not realize that these can be treated in several minutes with modern laser technology.  In this video, Dr. Joe Niamtu, III demonstrates removal of a large venous lake on a patients lip. For more […]