Somnoplasty of the inferior nasal turbinates is a non-surgical treatment for the improvement of air flow and breathing through the nose. Prior to Somnoplasty availability, patients with nasal breathing obstruction had only one choice, surgical correction. Deviated nasal septum’s and enlarged nasal turbinates cause nasal obstruction, recurrent sinusitis, and snoring. Patients with nasal obstruction had […]
The Fraxel Dual Laser is the latest and most effective improvement in laser therapy for the treatment of bothersome brown spots. Certainly, Fraxel Dual is not as exciting, romantic, or dangerous as the “duals” created by Alexandre Dumas in his classics, “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo”, but when treating brown spots […]
British comedian and 2010 Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais was entertaining and funny at the awards show last night. He even commented on plastic surgery in his opening monolog: “Seriously folks, as I look at all of the faces and stars in the room tonight I am reminded of the great body of work that […]
It is surprising that there aren’t more fractured noses given the number of times our noses are traumatized, especially our active children. The most common question and cause for concern after nasal trauma is, “Doc, is the nose broken?” Here are 10 tips on broken or fractured noses : 1. Don’t panic. All bleeding eventually […]
Dr. Persky was honored this month to be included in the January 2010 issue of Los Angeles Magazine as one of the Southern California “Super Doctors” in Cosmetic and Reconstructive Surgery. Key Professional Media asked 31,000 medical professional to nominate one or more doctors, other than themselves, from specified medical specialties based on the one […]
The Fraxel Dual Laser is the latest and most effective improvement in laser therapy for the treatment of bothersome brown spots. Certainly, Fraxel Dual is not as exciting, romantic, or dangerous as the “duals” created by Alexandre Dumas in his classics, “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo”, but when treating brown spots […]
Botox and fillers will become more popular and the cost of cosmetic surgery will continue to rise, according to a group of industry experts, who recently released their forecast for the top ten plastic surgery trends of 2010 according to the editors of Consumers Guide to Plastic Surgery. Here are the top ten trends in […]
Old man time, he’s so mean Meanest man you’ve ever seen He gives you youth; then he steals it away He takes your nice pretty hair; turns it gray….. He gives you beauty charm and grace Then puts wrinkles on your face. Those are a few of the lyrics of Jimmie Durante’s old song “Old […]
Dr. Persky is the only facial plastic surgeon in Southern California with all of the Fraxel platforms available to his patients. American Health and Beauty, a cosmetic surgery patient information website has named Fraxel as the top fractional laser treatment in going into 2010. Fractional resurfacing is the next level of skin treatment. With little […]
