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Voluma, the Only FDA Approved Cheek Filler Now Available from Dr. Joe Niamtu

Voluma, the Only FDA Approved Cheek Filler Now Available from Dr. Joe Niamtu There has been a lot of buzz about Voluma, the newest filler to hit the U.S. market.  This filler is special because no other filler is FDA approved solely for cheek augmentation. There are numerous options to rejuvenate the midface including cheek […]

Juvederm Voluma- the Newest FDA Approved Cheek Filler is Here Soon!

Our European and Canadian colleagues have known a secret for cheek augmentation for the last several years that will soon hit our county with the newest FDA approved filler Voluma from Allergan.  I just returned from Toronto as a member of the Allergan Voluma Advisory board with about 50 other multispecialists from around the United […]

Custom Facial Implants: a procedure whose time has arrived.

Although you hear a lot of people discussing custom facial implants, it is really not a new technique.  I believe I performed some of the first custom facial implants in the State of Virginia as evidenced by the balding young doctor in the 1990 article below. Dr. Niamtu in a 1990 article in the Richmond […]

Three “L’s” and a “C”

Every day, all day, I have pretty much the same conversation, mostly with women (but increasingly with men) about facial aging and methods of correction.  Since we are all the same species, we all pretty age in a similar manner.  Genetics and lifestyle definitely influence our aging, but for the most part, I can predict […]

Featured Rejuvenation # 10

  For a number of years I have been featuring outstanding patients on my web page as “Featured Rejuvenations”.  I am proud to feature Janice on whom I recently treated.  Her facelift improved her sagging neck skin and jowls while the cheek implants added youthful volume back to her face.  Her pictures and words are […]

Simultaneous rejuvenation of the lower eyelids and the cheeks is a winning combination.

This image shows an actual surgery patient of Dr. Niamtu.  The aging midface (left) is rejuvenated by lower eyelid surgery and cheek implants (right).   Facial aging is an interesting multi factorial phenomenon.  Many things contribute to an aged midface including sun damage to skin, atrophic and gravitational changes to fat, muscle and bone.  Two […]

Cheek Implants: small surgery, big changes

  Providing patients with a natural rejuvenation requires a firm understanding by the surgeon and the patient of all the areas of the face.  Brow and forehead lift are common surgical procedures used to improve the upper face.  Facelift and liposuction are used to rejuvenate the lower face.  Botox and fillers are used to enhance […]