Posted September 12, 2011 in Blog, Non-Surgical Treatments, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized
The Los Angeles Times recently (Sunday July 24, 2011) published an article written by Susan Carpenter entitled “No Knife Needed”. 83% of all cosmetic procedures performed in 2010 were non-surgicalaccording to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery. Jeffrey Kenkel, M.D., the president of the […]
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Posted September 06, 2011 in Beauty, Blog, Celebrity Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized
![More! Magazine’s Young Women Poll (No Pun Intended) on Plastic Surgery Surprising Results]()
More than 70% of women wish to have plastic surgery, and more than 50% plan to have aesthetic surgery in the near future according to a recent survey by More! magazine. For those of you not familiar with More!, it is not only one of my wife’s favorites, but is an excellent magazine that targets […]
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Posted August 18, 2011 in Blog, Plastic Surgery in the News, Uncategorized
“EYELIDS, JAWLINE, EARLOBES? THREE WOMEN ON THE FEATURES THEY TOOK FOR GRANTED—UNTIL THEY DROPPED” is the subtitle of an informative article in VOGUE, August 2011, “The Age Issue”. Dodie Kazanjian is the first to describe her “…earlobes (that) have always been too long, and like every other part of me, they’re not improving with age.” […]
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Posted August 18, 2011 in Blog, Media Appearances, Uncategorized
![Dr. Persky Guests on Sirius/XM Radio with Dr. Doris Day Discussing Ultherapy and Other Cutting Edge Technologies (Without the Knife)]()
Dr. Persky was privileged to appear on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio last week with the talented, caring, and lovely Dr. Doris Day (Dr. P asked to be referred to as “Cary” as in Grant, but the shows producers balked at his request). Dr. Day is an excellent aesthetic dermatologist in Manhattan, New York and is the host […]
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Posted August 17, 2011 in Blog, Uncategorized, Xeomin
Merz Pharmaceuticals today announced on August 2, 2011 that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xeomin botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of adults with cervical dystonia (stiff neck) or blepharospasm (twitching of the eyelids). According to an epidemiology study conducted in Rochester, Minnesota, the prevalence of focal dystonia, […]
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Posted August 02, 2011 in Blog, Rhinoplasty, Uncategorized
![1 in 3 Nose Job Patients Has a Mental Illness]()
A VISITOR to Picasso’s studio found the artist gazing disconsolately at a painting on the easel. “It’s a masterpiece,” said the visitor, hoping to cheer him up. “No, the nose is all wrong,” Picasso said. “It throws the whole picture out of perspective.” “Then why not alter the nose?” “Impossible,” replied Picasso. “I can’t find […]
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Posted July 27, 2011 in Blog, Ulthera, Uncategorized
![Dr. Persky and Dr. Sunder Featured in Instinct Magazine Article on Ultherapy]()
Dr. Persky and Dr. Sunder were recently privileged to treat the editor of Instinct Magazine with Ultherapy by Ulthera. His experience with the Ulthera treatment as well as the doctors perspective of this new technological advance in non-invasive face (and neck) lifting without undergoing the knife is documented in the August 2011 edition of Instinct. Dr. […]
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Posted July 16, 2011 in Accent XL (Fat Sculpting, Skin Tightening), Blog, Uncategorized
![Artistic Vision in Cosmetic Surgeons and Plastic Surgery]()
“Without artistic vision there can be technical successes that are aesthetic failures” Timothy Marten, MD, FACS We are frequently asked why there are so many people out there with “puffy, over filled faces” who look like freaks of nature. Or why a cosmetic surgeon does a facelift that appears too pulled and plastic. Many patients tell us that […]
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Posted July 14, 2011 in Blog, Ulthera, Uncategorized
![Trancutaneous Focused Ultrasound (Ultherapy, Ulthera) for Non-Invasive Skin Tightening Found Safe in Asians]()
A new study published in the July 2011 Lasers in Surgery and Medicine by Henry HL Chan, MD, PhD, FRCP has concluded that transcutaneous intense focused ultrasound (Ultherapy by Ulthera) appears to be safe for non-invasive facial skin tightening in Asians. The safety study confirmed that adverse events were mild and transient. Pain control during treatment should […]
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