Category: Beauty

CoolSculpting by Zeltiq just released a commercial promoting their new ad campaign “Let’s Get Naked”.  Affectionately referred to as “The Fat Machine” by the gals and guys at the poker game, CoolSculpting is safe and effective at reducing unwanted bulges of fat by 20-25% per treatment.  “Love handles”, “muffin tops”, and “man boobs” respond well […]

RealSelf.com has asked me to comment on what I, as a facial plastic surgeon, would do if Santa Claus were to show up at our office for a consultation.  I have been so honored because “…Your sense of humor shines in some of your RealSelf.com answers so we thought you’d be a great commentator for this.” First […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Sarmela Sunder, MD presented an excellent and informative power point presentation this evening at an open house to meet Drs. Sunder and Persky at Ruth Swissa Spa in Agoura Hills where celebrity clients from Malibu, Hidden Hills, Calabasas , Westlake, Thousand Oaks, and adjacent areas come for their facial aesthetic rejuvenating treatments. The Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery philosophy emphasizes […]

“Love the One You’re With” Stephen Stills “…Gus turned to face her.  Perhaps because the paintings had sensitized him, he found himself admiring her face.  He noticed the sharp lines of her nose and chin, the high cheekbones, the long neck.  The angularity of her features was softened by her full lips and large green […]

“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 […]

Sarmela Sunder, MD, and Michael Persky, MD, FACS are proud to announce that they are now seeing patients in their Beverly Hills location at the prestigious and world famous Lasky Clinic (310-461-3841), 201 South Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Dr. Sunder will be seeing patients in consultation and treatments every Wednesday. Dr. Persky will schedule […]

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 […]

“A man had given all other bliss, And all his worldly worth for this, To waste his whole heart in one kiss Upon her perfect lips”  Alfred, Lord Tennyson quotes (English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry, 1809–1892) The cover of Malibu Magazine (June/July 2011) features talented actress […]

“Time flies like an arrow.  Fruit flies like a banana.” Consulting with a rhinoplasty patient today, the common question, “How long will the surgery take?’ was asked.  My answer is, “It may take anywhere from one and a half  to three hours.  I don’t know how long it will take.  Rhinoplasty is an art, a sculpting art on […]