Posted December 14, 2010
In a recent British study by Superbug, 3000 woman between the ages of 40 and 65 were polled about plastic surgery. The “perfect age” to have plastic surgery in the study was 52 years, 41 weeks, and four days…I am surprised that they didn’t break it down by minutes and seconds. One in three women over […]
Read MorePosted December 08, 2010
A new research study published in the November/December issue of The Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery by Umang Mehta, M.D., of Atherton Plastic Surgery Center suggests that computer imaging prior to rhinoplasty has moderate accuracy — and that the more accurate it is, the more satisfied patients tend to be with their results. Dr. Persky […]
Read MorePosted November 25, 2010
On this Thanksgiving, I wish good health and happiness to all, and an additional message to Darlene Montag, the mother of Heidi Montag. Darlene, you should be very proud of your daughter. Heidi’s sincere words of wisdom about her plastic surgery experience (learned the hard way by America’s first darling of reality TV) on ABC’s “Celebrity […]
Read MorePosted November 24, 2010
Liquid Rhinoplasty or the “Non-surgical Nose Job” has become popular in the past few years as a method of changing the shape of the nose without an operation. It is not a rhinoplasty, but the term was coined by enterprising physicians to create a niche for themselves. If you are interested in a Liquid Rhinoplasty, please […]
Read MorePosted November 21, 2010
Oops! It looked like the most beautiful Heidi Klum’s left eyelid was a little droopy during her American Music Awards appearance tonight, possibly due to poorly placed Botox or Dysport injections (perhaps done by the same injector that drooped Paris Hilton’s left eyelid as well, see photo below). Should this ever occur, prescription Iopidine eye drops can help lift the lid temporarily, but it […]
Read MorePosted November 17, 2010
Colin Stewart of the Orange County Register asked a most intriging question,“How true is the statement: Plastic surgery is so advanced now that anyone with money can become stunningly beautiful?” One of the lessons from the “Housewives of Beverly Hills”, and unfortunately many of the woman shopping Fashion Island, South Coast Plaza, and Rodeo Dr. […]
Read MorePosted November 11, 2010
Attending the Cedars-Sinai “Advances in Multi-Specialty Aesthetic and Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Symposium and Bernard G. Sarnat, MD Lectureship” this past weekend reminded me of our visit to Rome’s Villa Borghese this past summer. Instead of observing in amazement the masterpieces of Bernini, Titian, and Raphael, the “masterworks” of plastic, facial plastic, ophthalmoplastic, and cosmetic dermatological surgeons were on display. […]
Read MorePosted November 11, 2010
Michael A. Persky, MD, FACS is honored and privileged to be a member of the “FACES OF HONOR”, a voluntary program where members of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) can treat Iraq veterans with facial plastic and reconstructive surgery problems at no cost. Dr. Persky is proud to extend this program […]
Read MorePosted November 03, 2010
The argument whether Zerona works or not based on science and medical research is a joke! Laser experts from around the world agree that the 635nm laser (that same red laser that reads bar codes in your super market check out line) cannot penetrate through the skin to cause the “holes” in the fat cells […]
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