Category: Face Lift

“Rethinking the Facelift” written by Sandra Ballentine in the August 2013 issue of Vogue Magazine discusses the “new, customized facelift” of 2013. What’s new and different? Not much. For years we have been customizing our facelifts, using fat transfer to replace lost volume, and meticulously taking care of the incision lines to create a natural, […]

As an international lecturer and instructor for Ultherapy by Ulthera, I often hear questions about the pain of Ulthera, “Ulthera is the best lifting and tightening non-surgical treatment for the face and neck, but it is so painful!”, or “But Dr. Persky, how do you manage the pain?”. We are dedicated to keeping our Ulthera […]

One of the most common questions asked by our patients is, “What is this ‘Life Style Lift‘?” The term “Life Style Lift” is a successfully advertised and marketed national face lift and eyelid surgery performed at Life Style Lift Centers in most major US cities by surgeons working on commission for the company. The surgeries […]

At Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery we want our patients to look good… even with the lights on, not just when they are dim or candle lit! Ultherapy (Ulthera; Scottsdale, Arizona), the use of micro-focused ultrasound energy to lift and tighten the skin and muscles of the neck, face, and eye brows has proven to be […]

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 […]

Many years ago I asked a patient who could afford to go to any rhinoplasty surgeon in the world for her nose job why she chose me as her surgeon.  She replied that “Seeing is believing!”  A friend of hers had an excellent rhinoplasty result under my care, and that was enough to chose me as her […]

Aol’s Stylelist ran an article today by Grace Gold entitled “Silicone Injections Kill 22 Year-Old Woman; Experts Say Tragic Trend is Increasing in Hispanic Communities.” I have reprinted the extremely well written and informative article here as it emphasizes the importance of choosing your treating physician most carefully. It can be a life or death […]

Dr. Persky was privileged to attend and honored to speak at The 6’th Annual Facial Cosmetic Surgery 2010 meeting, an international multi-specialty symposium which gathered over 800 core facial plastic surgery specialists from 23 countries. World leaders in the specialties of Cosmetic Dermatology, Facial Plastic Surgery, Oculoplastic Surgery, and Plastic Surgery gathered in the Las […]

Sculptra Aesthetic is FDA approved to treat nasolabial folds (smile lines from the nose to the corner of the lip). Off-label use of Sculptra includes filling hollows in the temple area, building up the upper lateral eyebrow which in turn gives more show to the upper lateral eyelid, adding volume to cheeks and cheek bones, […]

Nearly twenty years after recounting her first foray under the knife in the pages of Vogue, author Joan Gage takes stock of what still looks great, what needs a little modern intervention (Fraxel repair), and how times have changed. Based on my personal experience with Fraxel repair (similar to my esteemed colleague in Massachusetts, Min […]

One of the most puzzling statistics known is why women who have been mercilessly beaten by a husband or boyfriend, change their minds in almost half the cases. Many refuse to testify against their abusers to help send the creeps to jail. Experts say it’s because the women have low-self esteem and see no future […]

UBS Aesthetics and Plastic Surgery Practice report that Sephyl is a new dermal filler from UBS Aesthetics (Bethlehem, Pa) that allows the natural promotion of cell regeneration and aids in the removal of wrinkles. The FDA-approved product is in limited use around the United States and early reports from physicians claim that the results are […]