Category: Botox and Facial Fillers

Recent studies have shown that patients who are treated with Botox or Dysport have a certain extent of euphoria for a few months after their treatment. It has also been shown that Botox or Dysport injections can help patients who suffer from depression feel less depressed. Now, Dutch researchers compared cell structures called telomeres in […]

In a press release last week, Allergan, the manufacturer of the neuromodulator Botox announced, “Allergan, Inc., (NYSE: AGN) today announced approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market BOTOX® Cosmetic (onabotulinumtoxinA), for an additional indication to temporarily treat moderate to severe lateral canthal lines, commonly known as “crow’s feet” lines. BOTOX® Cosmetic […]

Recently in a spinning class, the instructor said, over Cher’s (It’s a Woman’s World) song, “…and if you like spinning in the dark, come to my 5 am class. We keep the lights low…everyone looks as if they are 10 years younger!” This was not at a Soul Cycle, where I hear the the lights […]

[leadplayer_vid id=”5145DFA9EE125″] Highlights in this episode: 00:30 – Initial Analysis 00:40 – Understanding your face 01:02 – Getting to you know you and 01:04 – Find out what’s bothering you 01:50 – Non Surgical options 02:01 – Artistic Vision 02:30 – Replace Volume or pull back skin 02:40 – The double standard 03:15 – Fillers, […]

A good friend from the east coast was recently in town for a medical meeting. Though she usually gets her Botox/Dysport injections from numberous excellent, world famous aesthetic physicians closer to her home, she asked if I would inject her with Dysport at the meeting after the live injection teaching sessions. Immediately following the meeting, […]

Well, it’s not quite as socially significant as say the movie “Free Willy”, but the first 4 Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery blog readers to call our office will receive a free Dysport treatment if they can be at our Encino office on Wednesday February 29, 2012 (Happy Leap Year!) between 3 to 5 pm. Dysport […]

Long before they hear, “…and the winner is…” nominees at the 2012 84’th annual Academy Awards have been working on their appearance, getting a little buffing and puffing here and there.  As this year’s host Mr. Billy Crystal has often said, ‘”When you look mah-vah-lous, you feel mah-vah-lous!”    A surgical treatment such as Jane Fonda’s beautiful make […]

Good Morning America featured a segment this morning on the increasing trend of men having Botox treatments, entitled “Bro-Tox“. Botox is the most popular aesthetic treatment in the world. In 2011, 300,000 U.S. men recieved Botox for facial wrinkles.   According to the website, crapplasticsurgery.com, “It seems that Botox is a popular treatment among the male […]

Xeomin is the latest botulinium neuro-modulator to be introduced to the cosmetic wrinkle treatment market.  It is manufactured by Merz, the company that makes Radiesse.  Xeomin joins Botox and Dysport as the currently available botulinium preparations available.  It has been FDA approved for the treatment of cervical dystonia (stiff neck) and blepharospasm (twitching eye muscles).  […]

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 […]

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 […]