Posted April 16, 2011
Over the years, patients have enlightened my understanding of facial plastic surgery. I am most grateful for the privilege of helping our patients achieve their aesthetic goals. I appreciate their creative insights about plastic surgery. Please feel free to share your insights with us the next time you visit the office, or comment here, or e-mail […]
Read MorePosted April 16, 2011
“Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.” ~James Dean Recently a lovely woman visited my office in consultation along with her mother who was visiting from the midwest. When I asked, “What brings you in today?”, she responded, “Well when I initially scheduled this consultation it was to discuss how […]
Read MorePosted April 16, 2011
We are frequently asked, “What percentage of your patients are male?” Over the years, male patients have made up about 15% of our practice. A recent report by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) show that more men are having aesthetic procedures. Overall cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in men were up 2 percent in […]
Read MorePosted April 16, 2011
“Now, I return to this young fellow. And the communication I have got to make is, that he has great expectations.” – Charles Dickens, Great Expectations “Great Expectations” is not only a Charles Dickens classic novel, but also the standard that plastic surgeons are held to on a daily basis. One of the most important aspects of […]
Read MorePosted April 12, 2011
Last week, a patient arrived in our office for her treatment with her 9 year old son in tow. When we asked why he was not at school, she told us that he had a corn kernel stuck in his ear canal. Two nights before they had spent 8 hours in an emergency room with […]
Read MorePosted April 12, 2011
” Trust is everything”, a patient told me a few weeks ago. When a facial plastic surgeon (or any physician for that matter) has the trust of their patient, it just seems that everything goes better. I can’t back that up with scientific studies, but whether it is injecting a volume depleted paient’s face with Sculptra, or performing a […]
Read MorePosted April 06, 2011
We are often asked, “So how is the plastic surgery business?”. Stephanie Gleason, in her statistically packed April 5, 2011 Wall Street Journal article gave her answer to the question. She begins, “More than 1.6 million Americans underwent the knife for beauty in 2010.” Plastic surgery procedures were up 9% from 2009. Not surprisingly, the […]
Read MorePosted March 31, 2011
CoolSculpting by Zeltiq is a very safe and effective treatment that targets unwanted fat bulges that are resistant to diet and exercise. I have been very impressed by the results we are now seeing in our patients over the past year. Michael Persky, MD, FACS is the only current provider serving Encino, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Agoura […]
Read MorePosted March 28, 2011
“Amber: Ms. Stoeger, my plastic surgeon doesn’t want me doing any activity where balls fly at my nose. Dionne: Well, there goes your social life.” From Cher’s (one of plastic surgery’s Queens) 1995 movie “Clueless” Injection Trauma…Dana Delany had an injection mishap when her dermatologist traumatized a nerve over her right eye causing permanent weakness. This […]
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