Q&A with Dr. Persky

Los Angeles Expert Facial Plastic Surgeon Injector….Will Voluma lift my face?

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment: Does Voluma lift I’m in my early 40s and have some minor marionette lines, when I lift my cheek they disappear. Will voluma lift my face? My doctor suggested it, but I don’t know. I did it years ago and didn’t notice the lifting. What would fix help this situation? Dr. Persky’s […]

Is it safe to have under eye filler dissolved days prior to a Brazilian butt lift?

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment: I have under eye filler I need to dissolve. If I have abdominal lipo with possible fat transfer to my hips, is it safe to use Hyaluronidase a few days before surgery? Is there a recommended time between dissolving filler and surgery? Also, when is it safe to add new filler to […]

Filler in the corner of nostrils?

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment: Can filler or Sculptra be injected into the corner under my nostrils? Dr. Persky’s Reply: Sculptra is commonly injected at the corner of the nose along with injecting it throughout the face. If I am treating a patient for facial rejuvenation, I almost always inject Sculptra on the bone at the corner of […]

Can you do cosmetic treatments such as HIFU or RF skin tightening, micro peels, Botox & fillers when you have cancer?

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment: I was recently diagnosed with Colon Cancer and will be having surgery in the next 3-4 weeks – Chemo may happen but will not be until I am healed from surgery (approx 6-8 weeks) Can you continue to do cosmetic treatments during this time such as HIFU or RF skin tightening such […]

How to deal with very premature ageing?

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment:  Hello, I am currently 22. For some reason, over the past year I’ve noticed my skin sag more and more. I have prominent nasolabial folds and a lot of loose skin around my jawline (if I pull on it it snaps back but it looks like I have a double chin + […]

If I lost my buccal fat due to anorexia and weight loss, can I gain it back by gaining weight? Is it lost forever? (Photo)

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment:  if I had lost my buccal fat due to anorexia and excessve weight loss, can i gain it back by gaining weight? Or is it forever lost? I do get Sculptra but it isn’t growing (only lumpy) and i am super scared of the risk of blindness! If it’s a no to […]

Can eyelids be lifted twice?

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment:  I am a 70 yr old woman who is healthy on no medications. I’m 5’4” and 127 lbs.. Had my upper and lower eyelids done about 20 years ago. Under the eyes still look great, but the uppers are getting saggy. Is it possible to redo them? Are there generally more […]

Facial balancing vs. rhinoplasty? (Photo)

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment:  I really don’t like how my side profile looks when I smile and I feel that my nose sticks out too much. It’s almost like it’s “too sharp”. I am wondering if I could possibly balance my face out by getting chin filler and some cheek filler? I have lip filler […]

Am I still swollen? I had a rhinoplasty 2 years ago (Photo)

I went to Istanbul turkey to get a rhinoplasty 2 years ago would be 2/28 my nose still looks uneven my eyes are very unbalanced to me. From the side my nose don’t look bad but from the front is where all hell breaks loose smh 4 photos Dr. Persky’s Reply: The swelling after rhinoplasty […]

Sculptra Expert….Sculptra Overfilled. What can be done? (Photo)

Actual RealSelf Patient Comment:  I received 2 vials of sculptra at the beginning of November. I’m way overfilled! I look like a rectangle and completely lost all my feminine features. I saw a plastic surgeon today who said all I can do is wait. I’m too scared to do 5FU injections. There has to be […]