Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery

The Best of Richmond

Dr. Joe and his staff have been nominated as a finalist for “Best Plastic Surgeon” by the Richmond-Times Dispatch newspaper.  Although we asked you to vote in another contest earlier this year, winning this type of awards is a huge accolade for me and my staff. I feel that I have the best and most […]

1 million Blog hits and 2 million YouTube Hits

My main goal in life was to be a surgeon, a teacher and an author.  Medical publishing on the topic of cosmetic facial surgery is and has always been a big part of my life.  In 2008 I began writing a blog and posting YouTube videos on cosmetic facial surgery wondering who would read them. […]

I Have Met the Real Ken and Barbie!

        Cosmetic surgery is not only my job, it is my passion and one of the perks is getting to lecture all over the world. There are some curious things associated with this profession and whether you call it bizarre, edgy, interesting or crazy, the world is obsessed with looking younger. Whether […]

Kybella: Lose your double chin without surgery

This month a drug called Kybella was approved by the FDA as the first and only non-surgical means of treating isolated fat deposits under the chin.  I recently returned from Kybella training in Miami and I am proud to be one of the first trainers in Virginia.  This video explains everything you wanted to know […]

Writing a Textbook……….Again!

‘ In 2011 I was honored to to have been asked to write a major cosmetic surgery text book for Elsevier, the largest medical publishing company in the world.  The first edition was over 1,000 pages and had over 3,000 pictures.  I did all of this myself except for a great chapter on rhinolasty by […]