Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery

A weak chin is a trait that many people want to fix and chin augmentation is a very common procedure for both men and women.  Patients with weak chins are more prone to have excess neck skin and “double chin” as they age and many patients simply want a more normal or assertive profile. Although […]

This has been another great year.  Several weeks ago we won “first place for Best Cosmetic Surgeon” from Virginia Living Magazine for the 3rd year in a row and last week we were awarded “First place for Best Cosmetic Surgeon” by Style Magazine for the 4th year in a row.  This is a great honor […]

Cosmetic facial surgery is my passion and I am lucky to have the best staff and patients in the world.  I am honored to have been voted “Best Cosmetic Surgeon” for the third consecutive year in a row by Virginia living Magazine.  I don’t take this honor lightly as it does not come easy.  It […]

Pro bono surgery and charity involvement has always been a priority in my practice and that of my partners.  Giving back to the community is a joy. Once in a while you get a big surprise and I got one yesterday.  At the end of a long 12 hour day, I was still at my […]

Buccal fat pad reduction is simple procedure to slim the lower cheeks.  It is not a substitute for weight loss and works best for patients with full cheeks or round face.  The procedure can be performed with local anesthesia or IV  sedation and the recovery is usually less than a week, although the final results […]

    Richmond, Virginia cosmetic facial surgeon Joe Niamtu, III DMD discusses his experience of being chosen as a Google Glass Explorer.

The patient below is shown before and 6 weeks after upper and lower cosmetic eyelid surgery.  The surgery was performed with the CO2 laser.  The upper lids were treated by removing excess skin, muscle and fat and the lower lids were treated by removing fat with an incision hidden inside the lower eyelid and CO2 […]

  For those of you who know me you are aware that one of my best buddies is going through a tough time.  Although to most, Jim Kelly is a Hall of Fame quarterback for many of us he is also “JK”, just one of the Kelly boys.  This is no ordinary family.  Parents Joe […]

Somehow I received the opportunity to be an “Explorer” for Google Glass At first I was hesitant as I thought it was some scam, but after verifying with Google, I placed my order (yep, even Explorers have to shell out $1,500).  Several days later a box from Google was on my doorstep!   Being a techie, […]

As one of the first offices in the country to get the early release of Neotensil we are happy to introduce this new and exciting technology to Richmond.  Remember when you were a kid and put glue or rubber cement on your skin and it tightened up?  Well, this is a much more advanced technology […]