Fraxel Dual and Fraxel Clear + Brilliant Featured in VOGUE Magazine Available at Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery

January 25th, 2012
Fraxel Dual and Fraxel Clear + Brilliant Featured in VOGUE Magazine Available at Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery

“I Don’t Shine if You Don’t Shine” Lyrics from “Read My Mind” by The Killers The current issue of VOGUE Magazine (Feb 2012) features an article by Maura Egan about her speckled and freckled forty-ish sun damaged skin.  After consulting with NYC dermatologists she underwent Fraxel Dual treatment (1550 nanometer and 1927 nanometer wavelength laser) on her …..

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Ultherapy (Ulthera) 2012 Update: “Doc, Will Ultherapy Work, or Do I Need a Facelift?”

January 17th, 2012
Ultherapy (Ulthera) 2012 Update: “Doc, Will Ultherapy Work, or Do I Need a Facelift?”

At Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery we want our patients to look good… even with the lights on, not just when they are dim or candle lit!  Ultherapy (Ulthera; Scottsdale, Arizona), the use of micro-focused ultrasound energy to lift and tighten the skin and muscles of the neck, face, and eye brows has proven to be …..

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“Bro-Tox”, Botox for Men

January 9th, 2012
“Bro-Tox”, Botox for Men

Good Morning America featured a segment this morning on the increasing trend of men having Botox treatments, entitled “Bro-Tox“. Botox is the most popular aesthetic treatment in the world. In 2011, 300,000 U.S. men recieved Botox for facial wrinkles.   According to the website, crapplasticsurgery.com, “It seems that Botox is a popular treatment among the male …..

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Tell Me Santa, What is it That Bothers You About Your Appearance?

December 15th, 2011
Tell Me Santa, What is it That Bothers You About Your Appearance?

The plastic surgery and aesthetic internet chat site RealSelf.com has asked me to comment on what I, as a facial plastic surgeon, would do if Santa Claus were to show up at our office for a consultation.  I have been so honored because “…Your sense of humor shines in some of your RealSelf.com answers so we thought …..

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IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE: Beauty, Survival of Our Species, and Billy Crystal Had Plastic Surgery Figured Out Correctly Years Ago

December 7th, 2011
IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE: Beauty, Survival of Our Species, and Billy Crystal Had Plastic Surgery Figured Out Correctly Years Ago

About 25 years ago during a family dinner, my wife’s  entrepreneurial grandfather slipped a note to me on a napkin, and in a “The Graduate” like “plastics!” moment whispered to me, here is the secret to advertising and getting people’s attention.  Scribbled inside the folded white paper napkin was four words, ”IMPROVE YOUR SEX LIFE”.   I didn’t realize at the …..

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The Lady Gaga Rhinoplasty

December 7th, 2011
The Lady Gaga Rhinoplasty

Many celebrity web sites have postulated whether the incredibly talented Lady Gaga has had a rhinoplasty or not (see photos below).   That is not where I am going with this short vignette.  A few weeks ago at the end of a rhinoplasty I realized that the patient had a “Lady Gaga Rhinoplasty”.   Pre-operatively the patient’s …..

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Dr. Persky Presents Ultherapy Lecture at Cosmetic Surgery Forum in Las Vegas at the Palazzo

November 30th, 2011
Dr. Persky Presents Ultherapy Lecture at Cosmetic Surgery Forum in Las Vegas at the Palazzo

Dr. Persky is honored to have the privilege of presenting a lecture entitled, “Ultherapy: A Consistent Treatment and New Category Offering for the Aesthetic Practice” at the prestigious Cosmetic Surgery Forum in Las Vegas at the Palazzo this week.  He will be joined by world famous dermatological aesthetic physician Hema Sundarum, MD.   Dr. Sundarum is …..

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The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Kardashians…Dr. Persky’s Thoughts

November 13th, 2011
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and The Kardashians…Dr. Persky’s Thoughts

One of my holiday wishes is that the Kardashians become friends with the housewives of Beverly Hills.  The combination of their respective nothing to do with reality “reality” shows would save unsuspecting masses of Americans at least an hour a week of wasted time.  Multiply that by millions of viewers, and just think of the …..

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Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery Featured in Ventura Blvd Magazine Top Doctors Issue

November 3rd, 2011
Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery Featured in Ventura Blvd Magazine Top Doctors Issue

Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery is honored to be included in this month’s Ventura Blvd Magazine Top Doctors and Health Practitioners issue (Nov, 2011).  The article describes our practice and answers questions about our staff, the one changing trend in facial plastic surgery today, and our practice philosophy; among other things. “Persky Sunder’s philosophy is to help …..

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Forever Young

November 2nd, 2011
Forever Young

So let’s just stay in the moment ……….drink some wine, Reminisce, talk ….forever young is in your mind Leave a mark they can’t erase, Neither space nor time So when the director yells cut, I’ll be fine I’m forever young Jay-Z As we get older, birthdays become a time for reflection of the past, enjoyment …..

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