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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Occupy Wall Street, protesting the greed of our nation has much food for fodder. So much so that one of the most popular Halloween costumes this year was folks casually dressed with “Occupy Bel Air” (or you fill in the place) signs. The $10 million dollar Kardashian wedding farce that lasted 72 days, please. “Beverly […]
With the recent FDA approval of Xeomin (Merz), there are now 3 FDA approved neuromodulators (NM) available for the use of treating unwanted wrinkles in US patients. Botox (Allergan) has established itself as the top dog thanks to being the first and only NM in the US for many years. Botox has proven to be safe and effective over the […]
Well, how’s that for a title to a blog entry? While visiting my 95 year old father recently at his “old age home”, I had the privilege of having a conversation with two of his fellow residents, Marilyn and Ben. When they found out that I was a physician, Ben asked me the significance of the “White Coat […]
