Category: Sculptra

“Modern Family” actress Sofia Vergara, 38, sums up the unnatural appearance of many of today’s women who have the body of a 20 year old, but have failed to maintain natural volume in their face.  I have found that when properly used, injectable Sculptra is the answer to a natural facial appearance. In today’s Orange […]

Ever wonder what you might look like when you are older, or more importantly what your prospective mate may look like when they are 64? The Beatles weren’t the only ones to ponder that question. Well, a website called Make Me Old (http://www.makeold.com) will do the aging for you. What is striking is the loss […]

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, […]

Dr. Persky is offering facial beauty analysis next week. We are accepting volunteers for complimentary (free) facial analysis by physicians who are world experts in beauty and in the use of Sculptra to restore youthful facial appearance by replacing lost facial volume. Analysis and consultation only. This Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at 11 am to […]

Sculptra Aesthetic (Dermik Lab., Sanofi-Aventis) is an exciting, new facial injectable treatment. Sculptra is injectable Poly-L-lactic acid (PLLA). PLLA is what absorbable suture material is made of. Sculptra has been used cosmetically outside the U.S. since 1999 and is a very popular procedure in Europe and Canada.Dr. Persky has been following the use and development […]

Old man time, he’s so mean Meanest man you’ve ever seen He gives you youth; then he steals it away He takes your nice pretty hair; turns it gray….. He gives you beauty charm and grace Then puts wrinkles on your face. Those are a few of the lyrics of Jimmie Durante’s old song “Old […]

Dr. Persky is now offering Sculptra to patients who wish to re-volumnize their face with a long lasting filling agent. Studies have shown results lasting up to 30 months. Sculptra works by stimulating the patient’s own collagen production. Sculptra is very effective for patients in their 30’s and 40’s who are showing early signs of […]

A recent study conducted in by the Aesthetic Surgery Education & Research Foundaton (ASERF) found that the typical aesthetic injectable patient is a married, working mother between the ages of 41 to 55 years of age with a household income of less than $100,000. Among Botox cosmetic patients, nearly 70% also received treatment with hyaluronic […]

Just returned from San Diego American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS) Fall 2009 meeting. Here is what is new: Sculptra (Sanofi-Aventis) will be the volume facial filler of the future as Danny Vlleggar, MD (Geneva), Todd Matthews, MD (Houston), and Rebecca Fitzgerald, MD (Los Angeles) wowed the audience of core cosmetic surgeons […]

The long awaited FDA approval of Sculptra for facial cosmetic use was announced yesterday. Company spokespersons from pharmaceutical company Sanofi-Aventis announced yesterday that federal clearance had been given to use their dermal filler Sculptra in cosmetic procedures. Although (off-label) cosmetic use of Sculptra has been happening for years, the original FDA approval of Sculptra was […]

Fat is the hot topic at the plastic and cosmetic surgery meetings around the world. Who among us can’t find a little (or big for that matter) area of “pudding” that we’d rather have off of our body than remaining attched to it? I have just returned from the epicenter of plastic surgery in the […]