Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery

    I guess Narcissus was the first example of a “selfie” and over the past year I have seen a lot of pretty silly correlations between people taking “selfies” (self-photographs with cell phones) and cosmetic facial surgery.  I even heard of one surgeon who supposedly has a special facelift just for that.  Even for […]

The Tennessee Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Meeting (AKA Music City Scale Meeting) From left to right Dr. Biesman (cut in half) Dr. Michael Gold, Dr. Joe Niamtu, III, Dr. Doris Day, Dr. Rox Anderson, Dr. Darrell Ellis in a Q & A session I usually lecture at national and international meetings 12-15 times […]

I see many skin lesions and remove thousands of benign lesions every year with radiowave surgery.                                  This patient is shown before and 30 days after radiowave removal of several keratoses using radiowave surgery. A seborrheic keratosis is a noncancerous benign skin […]

        It is my honor to be a featured speaker at the Music City Scale Symposium for cosmetic surgery and laser education.  Although I will be speaking at 15 various meetings here and abroad during 2014, few (if any) have any more renowned faculty than this meeting.  Doctors from the USA and […]

Our biannual comprehensive cosmetic facial surgery course will be held once again at our education and surgery center facility in Richmond, Virginia.  This course is open to doctors of all specialties that have an interest in cosmetic facial surgery as well as Botox and injectable fillers. We already have 3/4 of the available spaces filled and […]

Juvederm voluma is the new and only FDA approved filler specifically for cheek and midface rejuvenation.  Allergan, the maker of Voluma states that results can last up to two years.  This 5 minute treatment has become very popular in our office. For more information about fillers or cosmetic facial by Dr. Joe Niamtu, III in […]

Lip implants have come in and out of popularity about every 10 years.  The have been great in some patients and not so good in others.  Over the past 20 years I have seen Gore-Tex, a saline filled implant and the more recent soft silicone implants.  The reason that lip implants were in demand in […]

I guess when you have done something for a long time and you get old you get some awards :). I have been honored to receive two recent awards for distinguished service in cosmetic facial surgery. On December 7th, the Bellevue Hospital Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Alumni Program named Dr. Joe Niamtu of Richmond, Virginia the […]

  Patients often present to my office with scars from previous accidents or surgery and seek cosmetic improvement.  Most scars can be improved by laser treatments and generally lighter skin is easier to treat than darker skin.  Some scars are treated with subcision which involves separating the scar bands under the skin and some scars […]

With the popularity of body art, surgeons are seeing more and more patients with problems with piercings, gauged earlobes and tattoos.  Some people want them reversed and some have actual problems where the piercing is grown into the tissues and cannot be removed. Generally this happens in the ear and lips, but can occur anywhere […]