Posted November 07, 2012 in Blog, Botox and Facial Fillers, Uncategorized
A good friend from the east coast was recently in town for a medical meeting. Though she usually gets her Botox/Dysport injections from numberous excellent, world famous aesthetic physicians closer to her home, she asked if I would inject her with Dysport at the meeting after the live injection teaching sessions. Immediately following the meeting, […]
Read MorePosted November 04, 2012 in Blog, Ulthera, Uncategorized
Ulthera uses micro-focused ultra-sound energy to lift and tighten the skin of the face and neck. Over the past two years of treating hundreds of patients we have found that Ulthera is very safe and effective. We are often asked, “Who is the best candidate for Ulthera?” Although we see improvement in all of our […]
Read MorePosted October 26, 2012 in Blog, Uncategorized
This is an excert of a soon to be published magazine article: Michael A. Persky, MD, FACS considers his work to be as much an art form as a medical procedure and has practiced facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in Encino, California since 1985. He graduated with honors from Emory University School of Medicine in […]
Read MorePosted October 26, 2012 in Blog, Uncategorized
We spend so much time, effort, and money rejuvenating our faces and necks in an effort to look younger, but time and again we see that it’s the hands that give away a patient’s actual age. 1. Skin Care Products. We are fortunate to have excellent skin care products available for the face. SkinMedica’s TNS […]
Read MorePosted October 26, 2012 in Beauty, Blog, Non-Surgical Treatments, Uncategorized
Researchers in Seoul, South Korea have reported in the September 3, 2012 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology that sleeping on pillowcases that contain copper oxide may improve skin’s appearance and reduce facial wrinkles. “Copper upregulates the secretion of extracellular skin proteins and stabilizes the extracellular matrix once formed,” the researchers wrote. Therefore, they posited that sleeping […]
Read MorePosted October 21, 2012 in Beauty, Blog, Ulthera, Uncategorized
Ulthera has introduced a new software system that has added effectiveness and decreased patient discomfort. The new software system, Ulthera Amplify, has new treatment guidelines that adds 33% more energy to the treatment. In addition, recent studys have proven that by decreasing the baseline ultrasound energy of individual pulses (lines) patient comfort during the treatment […]
Read MorePosted October 18, 2012 in Blog, Non-Surgical Treatments, Sculptra, Uncategorized
The other morning at the gym I was stopped by a woman who asked if I could help her with her descending eyebrows. A surgical eyebrow lift would help, but she did not want any surgical procedures. The reason why the lateral eyebrows descend, creating an aged appearance, is the loss of volume in the […]
Read MorePosted October 17, 2012 in Blog, Uncategorized
Ulthera has been used for the past two years at Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery. It recently was FDA approved as the only treatment for lifting and tightening of the skin of the face and neck. It had previously been FDA approved to lift eyebrows. Below you will find the links to the recent segments about […]
Read MorePosted October 17, 2012 in Blog, Uncategorized
“I have everything I had twenty years ago, only it’s all a little bit lower.” Gypsy Rose Lee “The secret of staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly, and lie about your age.” Lucille Ball Lying about your age will never go out of style, but fortunately modern technology has found a way to […]
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