Posted November 03, 2008 in Blog, Botox and Facial Fillers, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized
![“Hilurlip” Nonsurgical Lip Plumper Uses Hyaluronic Acid]()
Plastic Surgery Practice (PSP) reports in their current e-report that “Lipotec has introduced a nonsurgical way to give patients full lips, a new method of vehiculizing hyaluronic acid called Hilurlip. The name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but the manufacturer is making big claims for its product. Hilurlip is an oil suspension containing particles […]
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Posted October 27, 2008 in Blog, Philosophy 101, Uncategorized
![The Greatest Plastic Sugery….A Smile]()
A wise professor of mine once told me that “a smile is the best form of plastic surgery”. Everyone looks better and more youthful when they smile, okay so maybe “laugh lines” have given smiling a bad rap. Here is a little more wisdom about smiling that I’m sure my old professor would have loved: […]
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Posted October 27, 2008 in Blog, Botox and Facial Fillers, Uncategorized
![You Get What You Pay For…Bogus Botox II]()
And here is another story of trying to find that inexpensive botox fix, only it is not FDA approved Botox, it is a very dangerous bogus botulinium toxin: A Texas-based anesthesiologist convicted last year of injecting unsuspecting patients with a Botox substitute on Friday started serving a 2-year federal sentence. Gayle Rothenberg reported to a […]
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Posted October 27, 2008 in Blog, Botox and Facial Fillers, Uncategorized
![You Get What You Pay For…Bogus Botox I]()
Two recent occurrences remind me once again to inform the public of the importance of choosing your treating physician very carefully when it comes to facial cosmetic surgery, particularly with Botox and facial fillers. I was interviewed last week for a television show called, “1000 Ways to Die”. I was asked to comment about a […]
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Posted October 14, 2008 in Blog, Botox and Facial Fillers, Uncategorized
![Illegal Botox Scammers a Public Threat]()
The Physicians Coalition for Injectable Safety reported that cheaper, unbranded, unapproved and counterfeit cosmetic injectables are a threat to your looks and your health warns . There have been 210 investigations with 68 arrests and 29 convictions of health care professionals (I use that term very loosely in this case), and over 1000 unknowing patients […]
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Posted October 08, 2008 in Blog, Botox and Facial Fillers, Uncategorized
![Dr. P on DayBreak OC]()
Dr. Persky braved the I-5 traffic this morning to appear on KDOC-TV’s live Orange County morning show DayBreak OC. Fraxel re:pair was the topic of discussion with co-anchors Pete Weitzner and the most lovely Shally Zomorodi (neither of whom will require any of the good doctor’s services in the near future thanks to their natural […]
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Posted October 06, 2008 in Blog, Face Lift, Rhinoplasty, Uncategorized
![You Can Look Good With the Lights On/ The Liquid Facelift is the Answer to the HD World]()
Nobody’s perfect. That why for the rest of us there’s cosmetic surgery, makeup judiciously applied, proper lighting, and enough distance to keep things a little fuzzy and out of perspective. A very intelligent, entertaining, and most beautiful patient was in my office today. She can afford to see the most popular as well as expensive […]
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Posted October 02, 2008 in Blog, Uncategorized
![Fall face fix after that summer in the sun]()
In a national NBC syndicated television story that originated on WCAU-TV in Philadelphia, the Fraxel laser is described as a “Fall Face Fix” that can reverse the harmful effects of the summer’s sun. Fraxel treatment will do a lot to improve sun damage, acne scars and the overall appearance of skin. The segment makes reference […]
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Posted September 29, 2008 in Blog, Uncategorized
![“Cosmetic Surgery Gets A Lift” Los Angeles Daily News Article]()
Dr. Persky appeared on the front page of today’s Los Angeles Daily News in an article entitled “Cosmetic Surgery Gets a Lift” written by Barbara Correa. Here are links to the articles, which ran today in the LA Daily News: http://www.dailynews.com/ci_10585601 http://www.dailynews.com/ci_10585602 The article addresses financing of elective cosmetic procedures. We now offer Care Credit […]
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