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Juvederm Volux XC (Allergan) is the latest game changer injectable filler recently FDA approved for jawline contouring.  Michael A. Persky, MD, a master filler injector is one of the first physicians to offer the treatment to his patients.  Dr. Persky, a facial plastic surgeon has been injecting fillers and neurotoxins (Botox, Dysport, etc.) since 1985.  […]

Emsella is a novel FDA approved quality of life changing treatment for stress urinary incontinence in both women and men.  It also helps with urinary frequency.  A welcome “side effect” that many patients report is improved sexual health (not FDA approved.)  Emsella treatment consists of two treatment sessions of 28 minutes twice a week for […]

We just returned from South Beach where The Global Aesthetic Conference 2019 (GAC) took place. GAC is an annual gathering of top aesthetic physician and surgeon experts. I wanted to share a conversation that I had with one of my favorite people in the aesthetics world. We originally met when she was a drug company […]

Excess body fat can appear in various locations of the body and is usually present in the stomach and buttocks. Working out, eating healthy, and building endurance can burn a lot of the fat off, but bothersome fatty deposits can still remain in undesirable locations. If you want defined abdominal muscles and a firmer, more […]

Nowadays, it seems that everyone is uploading all of their personal experiences to social media feeds, and because of this, people are becoming more aware of their facial appearance. It has caused us to focus on how our faces appear in photos, which has prompted a demand for facial procedures such as injectables, fillers, and […]

The new year is here, and many of you have been making resolutions for a “better you” in 2017. With a new wave of non-surgical treatments, many people can meet their goals this year without ever going near an operating table. Dr. Persky offers a variety of facial procedures that are less invasive so you […]

Happy and healthy New Year, we hope that your 2017 is off to a great start! We are most excited to share what’s new at our practice since January 1.  We have added 3-dimensional photography, LED light therapy, and two minimally invasive, non-surgical state of the art, safe and effective treatments that lift and tighten your face.  Additionally, […]

“All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does, and that is his.”  Oscar Wilde We love when mothers and daughters come to our office together in consultation.  One of the most common complaints that we hear from our younger patients is “When I look in the mirror, I am starting […]

Billy Crystal’s Saturday Night Live character Fernando said things like, “When you look marvelous, you feel marvelous” and “Remember, it’s better to look good than feel good!” Well he may not have been too far off. Recent studies have studied the effect of the neuromodulators Botox®, Dysport®, and Xeomin® on depression. The studies have shown […]

Men deserve to look good too! We are often asked, “Doc, what percent of your patients are men?”  Historically, about 10-15% of our facial aesthetic patients have been men.  With recent non-invasive, non-surgical treatments that are quick, easy, safe, effective, and require no downtime or much follow up, more men are seeking facial cosmetic treatments. […]

“Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. ”                                                                               […]

The three comments that I often hear both in the office and socially are: “Dr. Persky,can you tell when someone has had some plastic surgery done?”  “Doc, why does everyone who has plastic surgery look the same?”   “I want to look better, but I don’t want those big apple cheeks and hugh lips!” We […]