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It is Voting Time Again!

It is Voting Time again and we are asking you a favor! We realize it is a hassle to vote for us twice a year, but truly appreciate your confidence. Voting Directions www.virginialiving.com/vote Click on “Central” Scroll down and “enter your email address” to begin then Click “next” Continue clicking “next” until you get to […]

American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Annual Meeting and Scientific Session

  It is my honor to present 4 lectures (eyelid, facelift, facial fat reduction and practice management) at the 2015 American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Annual Meeting in Hollywood Florida.  Congratulations to Suzan Obagi, M.D. and Jacob Haiavy, M.D. Webster Award Winners.  This is a great academic meeting and socially, April and  I get the […]

Total Removal of Facial Sebaceous Cyst

Sebaceous cysts are common facial lesions that have a lining and are filled with various contents depending on the type of cyst.  If the lining is not totally removed, the cyst will return.  Squeezing, lancing and otherwise disrupting the cyst usually results in disappointing recurrence.  Removing the entire lining will usually be curative so the […]

We have Apple Pay

Being a techie, I am always excited when technology and business can mesh for a better experience.  One of the bottle necks of any busy practice is the check out.  Patients leaving have to wait for other patients to check out and pay their fee.  Some patients write checks, some patients fumble around their purses […]

Diamond Again for 6th Year in a Row.

A lot of great things happened to me in 2015 and one of them was receiving the Diamond Award from Allergan for the 6th year in a row.  This means that once again I am in the top 3% of all doctors in the United States for Botox and Filler usage.  Although cosmetic facial surgical […]

Laser Treatment for Facial Spider Veins

Facial spider veins (teleangictasia) are a cosmetic problem for many patients.  These can be hereditary but can also result from sundamage and other environmental and social factors.  Modern vascular lasers can treat facial spider veins as a lunch time procedure.  The video below show actual treatments by Dr. Niamtu.  Dr. Niamtu is a fellow of […]

Repairing a “Pixie Ear Deformity”

This post is aimed at surgeons and cosmetic surgery patients. A Pixke Ear deformity is a complication of facelift surgery and a dead give away that someone had a bad facelift.  Although this is generally caused by improper surgery technique, it can occasionally occur from wound contraction.  This deformity is most often seen from novice […]

A New Paradigm for Cosmetic Facial Surgery Education

For the past 6 years Niamtu Cosmetic Surgery Education has been providing high definition teaching videos in a DVD series.  We have sold thousands of DVDs to doctors and student of all cosmetic specialties in virtually every civilized country in the world.  Although our original series has been highly successful, DVDs are waning from popularity […]

Cosmetic Surgery Season is Here              

      The holidays are nearing and I look forward to the “crunch time” in cosmetic facial surgery.  I am lucky to have a seasoned practice and we are busy all the time, but there is no doubt that more people have cosmetic surgery in the winter months for obvious reasons.  It is easier […]

Lower Eyelid Synechia: A Complication of Periorbital CO2 Laser Resurfacing

I recently had a scientific article published in the American Journal of Cosmetic Surgery on laser treatment.  This is mainly of interest to doctors that perform laser and eyelid facial procedures.   Click here to view or download PDF     For more information about cosmetic facial surgery visit www.lovethatface.com   Joe Niamtu, III DMD […]