Posted July 27, 2010 in Blog, Botox and Facial Fillers, Face Lift, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized, Zeltiq
![What’s New? Facial Cosmetic Surgery 2010 Meeting]()
Dr. Persky was privileged to attend and honored to speak at The 6’th Annual Facial Cosmetic Surgery 2010 meeting, an international multi-specialty symposium which gathered over 800 core facial plastic surgery specialists from 23 countries. World leaders in the specialties of Cosmetic Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery, Oculoplastic Surgery, and Plastic Surgery gathered in the Las […]
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Posted July 27, 2010 in Blog, Rhinoplasty, Uncategorized
![And Art Linkletter Thought Kids Said the Darndest Things]()
Art Linkletter’s classic 50’s television show “Home Party” always ended with Art interviewing young children in the segment “Kids Say the Darndest Things”. Having participated in answering facial plastic surgery questions on line for the past few years, I must say that some of our patients ask the “darndest things”! I have decided to share […]
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Posted July 25, 2010 in Blog, Philosophy 101, Uncategorized
![Our Reputation Part III]()
“What shall it profit a man if he gains the whole world but loses his soul” -Jesus When evaluating new and exciting medical technologies and advances it is essential that we use good science as well as common sense in our evaluations. Unfortunately many highly touted technologies are just that, hype and company generated promotion […]
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Posted July 21, 2010 in Blog, Fat Transfer (Grafting) Facial Rejuvenation, Office News, Rhinoplasty, Uncategorized
![What’s Old, New, and Hot in Facial Plastic Surgery 2010? Part I]()
Hi friends. It has been a while since I last wrote; hope that your summer is going along well. We traveled to Italy, visiting the Vatican and Michaelango’s Sistine Chapel, Bernini’s sculptures, and Da Vinci’s masterpieces. Michelangelo’s David (1504) in the Uffizi Museum, wow! Wonder what these great masters would be doing if they were […]
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Posted July 21, 2010 in Blog, Plastic Surgery in the News, Sculptra, Uncategorized
![Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me When I’m Sixty-Four?]()
Ever wonder what you might look like when you are older, or more importantly what your prospective mate may look like when they are 64? The Beatles weren’t the only ones to ponder that question. Well, a website called Make Me Old (http://www.makeold.com) will do the aging for you. What is striking is the loss […]
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Posted June 22, 2010 in Beauty, Blog, Fat Transfer (Grafting) Facial Rejuvenation, Fraxel Laser Treatment, Uncategorized
![The Secret to Looking Your Best….Puff and Buff (PB)]()
The study of youthful, beautiful faces reveals two common findings. A youthful face has adequate volume or fullness, and secondly, the skin appears flawless and well hydrated. With aging, we lose volume from our faces through the loss of fat, bone, and muscle. The skin ages due to loss of underlying support as well as […]
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Posted May 31, 2010 in Blog, Eyelid Lift, Face Lift, Sculptra, Uncategorized
Sculptra Aesthetic is FDA approved to treat nasolabial folds (smile lines from the nose to the corner of the lip). Off-label use of Sculptra includes filling hollows in the temple area, building up the upper lateral eyebrow which in turn gives more show to the upper lateral eyelid, adding volume to cheeks and cheek bones, […]
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Posted May 25, 2010 in Blog, Uncategorized
![A More Comfortable Restylane, Perlane, or Juvederm Experience: Restylane-L and Juvederm -XC]()
Now there is a more comfortable solution for patients who are hesitant to start or maintain their facial filler injection treatments because of perceived discomfort during injection. Both Juvederm-XC as well as Restylane-L and Perlane-L have “numbing” medicine (lidocaine) mixed in with their product. This results is much less discomfort. Patients are noting a much […]
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Posted May 05, 2010 in Blog, Uncategorized, Zerona
Many of my patients, and many more of you out here in internet-land have asked me what my thoughts are regarding Zerona laser treatments. For the past year I have researched Zerona technology (since it came to market). I remember first seeing advertisements for Zerona at The Aesthetic Show in Las Vegas, July 2009. The […]
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