The Buzz From the Bay…News From The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 2011 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California

Posted September 15, 2011

“If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair, if you’re going to San Francisco, you’re gonna meet some gentle people there”       Scott McKenzie How many times have you visited San Francisco without singing a song about it in your mind?   Whether Tony Bennett’s classic “I Left My Heart […]

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No Knife Needed; Dr. Persky’s Thoughts About Los Angeles Times Article Non-Invasive Cosmetic Treatments

Posted September 12, 2011

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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“After the Fall”, Eyelids, Jawline, and Earlobes…Beauty Feature in August 2011 VOGUE Magazine

Posted August 18, 2011

“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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Xeomin, a Botox Alternative, FDA Approved and Available at Dr. Persky and Dr. Sunder’s Clinics in Encino, Beverly Hills, and Agoura

Posted August 17, 2011

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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1 in 3 Nose Job Patients Has a Mental Illness

Posted August 02, 2011

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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Dr. Persky and Dr. Sunder Featured in Instinct Magazine Article on Ultherapy

Posted July 27, 2011

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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