Training and board certification
Source: bio page unless noted. Years are not printed.
| Stage | Institution |
|---|---|
| BS | Kent State University |
| Graduate school, neuroanatomy (1 year) | Kent State University |
| DMD | Case Western Reserve University |
| General practice residency | Carolinas Medical Center |
| 4-year hospital residency, oral and maxillofacial surgery | Medical College of Virginia |
- Board certification as listed: American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and The American Board of Cosmetic Facial Surgery.
- Fellow of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery and the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery.
- Author of seven textbooks and 31 chapters in other textbooks; has presented a yearly cosmetic surgery meeting for 20 years; has chaired committees of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery over 25 years.
- Face-lift page: face and neck lift surgery for over 20 years; practice limited to head and neck surgery for almost 30 years (face lift).
- Surgery privileges: Chippenham/Johnson Willis Medical Center (as printed), Stony Point Surgery Center; AAAHC accredited in-office ambulatory surgery center.
Facelift and neck lift work
- Deep plane facelift: releases the retaining ligaments and repositions the SMAS and deeper structures as a single unit, including the cheek fat pads (deep plane). The page links videos at 24 hours, 6 days and 6 weeks after deep plane face and neck lift.
- Face-lift page: about two weeks initial recovery after deep plane facelift; the page shows typical deep plane incision lines in front of and behind the ear (face lift).
- Deep plane neck lift (submentoplasty): incision under the chin only, neck liposuction, removal of deep fat, reshaping and tightening of the platysma; IV sedation or general anesthesia (submentoplasty).
- Other pages: facelifts for men; facelift complications and their correction (men; corrections).
Galleries, checked 2026-09-26 (18 photos per page, hosted on Flickr):
- Larger lifts: 87 pages (gallery).
- Smaller lifts: 42 pages (gallery).
- Facelift with chin implant: 3 pages (gallery).
- The comprehensive facelift gallery URL is a hub page that links to these sub-galleries (hub).
Practice
- Niamtu Cosmetic Facial Surgery, 11319 Polo Place, Midlothian, VA 23113; 804-934-FACE (3223) (bio; contact).
- Website: https://www.lovethatface.com/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCclm79ii5IyeeuZL2TfIEw ; Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dr.Niamtu.Cosmetic.Facial.Surgery/ (linked from the home page).