Category: Plastic Surgery in the News

One of the most frequently asked questions today is, “So Doc, how is the economy affecting your practice?” Fortunately I am busy, spending office hours taking care of patients, preparing a presentation for Facial Cosmetic Surgery 2009, and answering many patient questions online. The Los Angeles Business Journal will be running a story in the […]

“Trust Your Face to a Facial Plastic Surgeon” is the slogan of The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS). The Academy has put out a video to help patients with the task of choosing their facial cosmetic physician (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYAx4vcCRzI). Donn Chatham, MD, current President of AAFPRS, is featured commenting in the video. […]

Those who attended The South Beach Symposium 2009 are likely still aglow from what they learned there. In addition to enjoying balmy South Beach days and cool Miami nights, many of the world’s top facial cosmetic experts met to share their knowledge as well as what’s new in the field of facial aesthetics and beauty. […]

Okay, so it isn’t the People’s Choice Award, Emmy, Grammy, or Oscar that Dr. Persky just received, but we are proud to announce that Dr. Persky was awarded the “coveted” Patient’s Choice Award on January 27, 2009. The award is voted on by patients across the U.S. who provide online feedback about their experiences with […]

RealSelf is a plastic surgery patient chat line and reference source. The site can be visited at www.RealSelf.com. You will find reviews of just about any plastic surgical procedure, treatment, potion, as well as some that are still in the experimental stage. Patients discuss their happiness or dissatisfaction with procedures that they have had. The […]

The therapy is illegal in the West, but according to the Thai newspaper The Nation patients are willing to pay between £2,000 to £20,000 in Bangkok to receive the treatment which is claimed to remove facial wrinkles. “Some patients might go into [anaphylactic] shock after receiving several doses of animal stem cells, especially those who […]

The FDA has approved the use of Latisse, manufactured by Allergan the makers of Botox and Juviderm, for eye lash growth. Latisse is the latest of glaucoma eye drops that have been found to increase eyelash length. Interestingly, the eyelashes will return to their previous normal length when Latisse is discontinued. Latisse joins Lumigan as […]

An old joke about circumsion is that after the procedure the doctor tells everyone, “It won’t be long now”. The December 1, 2008 e-issue of Plastic Surgery Practice reports that a new use has been found for baby foreskin following circumsion. A radical new antiaging procedure from British biomedical firm Intercytex uses cells derived from […]

I know that you have heard this before, only to be disappointed with having set your TIVO in vain, but I have been told by pretty high sources that my appearance on EXTRA discussing Fraxel re:pair has been “etched in stone” for Tuesday November 25, 2008 on NBC at 7:00 pm, for what that’s worth […]

Plastic Surgery Practice (PSP) reports in their current e-report that “Lipotec has introduced a nonsurgical way to give patients full lips, a new method of vehiculizing hyaluronic acid called Hilurlip. The name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue, but the manufacturer is making big claims for its product. Hilurlip is an oil suspension containing particles […]

Colin Stewart, cosmetic medicine columnist of the Orange County Register asked me to comment on whether my patients still request facial features “like Angelina Jolie’s” — or have other celebrities edged her out? The most common request from my patients regarding a feature of Angelina Jolie’s that they would like on them is Brad Pitt! […]

I, like all of you, was and continue to be deeply saddened by the local Metro link train crash in Chatsworth on Friday, September 12, 2008. I know that many survivors suffered facial and other lacerations, some of which may result in permanent scars. I would like to offer those involved in the accident with […]