Posted July 12, 2011 in Blog, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized
Today’s newsletter from the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery has three interesting news items. Car exhaust may effect skin health, there is hope for a new plant derived collagen injectable product, and a doc in the UK is using sheep placenta topically on the face (I’m pretty sure that there may be […]
Read MorePosted July 08, 2011 in Beauty, Blog, Lip Augmentation, Uncategorized
“A man had given all other bliss, And all his worldly worth for this, To waste his whole heart in one kiss Upon her perfect lips” Alfred, Lord Tennyson quotes (English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry, 1809–1892) The cover of Malibu Magazine (June/July 2011) features talented actress […]
Read MorePosted July 03, 2011 in Blog, Skin Care Products, Uncategorized
Nicole Berrie wrote an excellent article recently (7/2/11) in the Wall Street Journal in which Lauren Remington Platt shares her grooming secrets. Ms. Platt lauched Vensette, a New York City based members-only booking service that sends makeup artists straight to a client’s home, office or even her gym! Ms. Platt’s goal is very similar to Dr. […]
Read MorePosted July 03, 2011 in Blog, Ulthera, Uncategorized
Part way into Jennifer Egan’s Pulitzer Prize winning “A Visit from the Goon Squad” one of her characters defines“Structural Hatred” as… “A single woman in her forties who wears high-collared shirts to conceal the thready sinews of her neck will structurally despise the twenty-three-year-old girlfriend of a powerful male who not only employs said middle-aged […]
Read MorePosted June 29, 2011 in Blog, Uncategorized
The latest procedure to tighten your face and lift sagging skin does not involve any knives or needles… in fact, it’s just heat! No, it’s not magic, it’s real and it’s called Ultherapy. Ultherapy uses targeted ultrasound to create heat in the muscles and skin of the face, neck, and brow to lift and tighten, rejuvenating without […]
Read MorePosted June 29, 2011 in Blog, Uncategorized
Dr. Persky was privileged to attend and participate in the recent Vegas Cosmetic Surgery–2011 multi-speciality meeting. The banner above the entrance to the main lecture ballroom read “The Finest Collection of Specialists Ever Assembled for One Aesthetic Surgery Meeting”. The course directors, Randall Waldman, MD, FACS, Ed Cortez, MD, FACS, and Renato Saltz, MD, […]
Read MorePosted June 14, 2011 in Beauty, Blog, Office News, Philosophy 101, Uncategorized
“Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.” Consulting with a rhinoplasty patient today, the common question, “How long will the surgery take?’ was asked. My answer is, “It may take anywhere from one and a half to three hours. I don’t know how long it will take. Rhinoplasty is an art, a sculpting art on […]
Read MorePosted June 12, 2011 in Beauty, Blog, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized
“I thought I saw an eye doctor on an Alaskan island, but it turned out to be an optical Aleutian” The take home message of the first annual Summit in Aesthetic Medicineat the St. Regis,Monarch Beach was that cosmetic patients deserve natural, un-operated upon rejuvenating aesthetic results, independent of whether surgical or non-invasive techniques are employed. My […]
Read MorePosted June 11, 2011 in Beauty, Blog, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized
Of the many fine aesthetic physicians in this world, a few chose to spend 3 days in the name of their patients beauty at the first annual Summit in Aesthetic Medicine. The beauty and aesthetic conference was all that it promised to be: FACTS, PERSPECTIVES, AND CONTROVERSY. Meeting directors Christopher B. Zachary, FRCP and Lawrence Bass, MD, FACS […]
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