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Dr. Niamtu and Staff Win “Best Cosmetic Surgeon” Award from Virginia Living Magazine for Third Year in a Row.

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 […]

Little Girl, Huge Inspiration

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 […]

10 Buccal Fat Pad Reduction

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 […]

Dr. Niamtu on CBS News Discussing Google Glass Applications in Surgery

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

Cosmetic Eyelid Surgery: Small Procedure with Big Results

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 […]

Jim Kelly: Stay Tough, Get well

  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 […]

Google Glass: Awesome Technology or is the Cart before the Horse

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, […]

Neotensil: The new breakthrough in noninvasive eyelid rejuvenation

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 […]

“Selfies” and Cosemtic 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)

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 […]