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Long Luscious Lashes – by Dr. Niamtu

In the fast moving arena of cosmetic surgery, hype is omnipresent and the media is full of “new” and miraculous procedures that promise fantastic results with little or no downtime. Most of these “discoveries” fade into obscurity because of results that fail to meet expectations. Barbed suture facelifts, skin tightening devices, and minimally invasive laser treatments that produce minimal results are examples of hyped procedures that entered like a lion and […]

Dr. Niamtu writes about Lip Reduction

Dr. Niamtu had the honor of publishing a textbook chapter in Facial Plastic Surgery Clinics of North America on Lip Reduction.  Dr. Niamtu J. Lip reduction surgery (reduction cheiloplasty). Facial Plast Surg Clin North Am. 2010 Feb;18(1):79-97.

Video of Dr. Niamtu Performing a Lip Lift

Click the video below to see a very short video of Dr. Niamtu performing a lip lift. (caution: contains actual surgical footage)

Video of Dr. Niamtu Performing Laser Resurfacing of Lip Lift Incision

The lip lift procedure is a simple means of shortening the upper lip to provide more pout and enhance aesthetics. The procedure also allows the patient to show more teeth when talking and smiling. Although many patients heal fine without the laser, those patients who desire a more aesthetic scar can be treated with the […]

Video showing Dr. Niamtu demonstrating how the amount of tissue to be removed is determined

In the video below Dr. Niamtu explains the process he uses to determine the amount of tissue that needs to be removed to achieve the patients’ desired lip size.

Video showing Dr. Niamtu performing Bloodless Lip Reduction with the Lumenis CO2 Laser

The lips are extremely vascular and bleed very easy during surgery.  The more bleeding there is, the harder it is to do the surgery and bleeding also causes increased pain, swelling and recovery.  Using the CO2 laser for lip reduction enables Dr. Niamtu to perform this procedure virtually blood free.  The video below shows Dr. […]

Video showing Dr. Niamtu performing Caucasian Lip Reduction

Although most lip reductions are performed on non-Caucasian patients, there are patients of every race that desire to have smaller lips.  The video below shows a bloodless laser lip reduction on a Caucasian patient.  Note that there is no blood loss during the procedure.

Video showing Dr. Niamtu performing Lip Reduction after Overdone Fat Injection

The video below shows Dr. Niamtu removing excess fat in the upper and lower lip from fat injection done by another surgeon.  This video shows actual surgical footage and may offend those sensitive to surgery or blood.

Dr. Niamtu Performs Botox Injection for Neck Bands

The following video shows Dr. Niamtu injecting the platysma bands with Botox Cosmetic.

Dr. Niamtu Performs Botox Injection to Improve Downturned Mouth Corners

The video below shows Dr. Niamtu injecting Botox in the corners of the mouth.  The same treatment can also be done with Dysport or Xeomin