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00.01 – Areas for Fraxel laser treatment 00.12 – Difference in Fraxel laser treatment for face and body Fraxel laser treatment can be used anywhere on the body. It was originally used on the face but we’ve used it off body as well. Off the body we have to use it at lower power settings […]

00.01 – Mini facelift procedure 00.25 – Recovery time of mini facelift The mini facelift is performed through a smaller incision in front of the ear and behind the ear. The extent of dissection out under the face is usually a little bit less and the depth of the dissection is also a lot less. […]

00.01 – Good candidate for mini facelift The good candidate for a mini facelift is a man or woman who just wants that little bit of lifting, tightening but doesn’t want a major change to their appearance and someone who doesn’t have a lot of excess skin in the neck area, in the jowl area […]

00.01 – Mini facelift versus the full facelift 00.22 – Long lasting result of a full facelift The results of the mini facelift versus the full facelift vary. The patient who is coming in and is a candidate for a mini facelift may only need a little bit of work and that little bit of […]

 00.01 – Advantages of mini facelift 00.20 – Complications in full facelift versus mini facelift One of the nice things about a mini facelift is that it can be performed in the office under local anesthesia without the patient having to undergo a long general anesthesia. So that decreases the risk associated with the […]

00.00 – Limitations of mini facelift The results of the mini facelift or limited scar facelift do have some limitations. Obviously we can’t create as dramatic of a result through limited incision or doing minimal treatments as we can through a full facelift. Dr. Michael Persky and Dr. Sarmela Sunder are located in Encino, California […]

 00.00 – Downtime of Mini Facelift The results of a Mini Facelift can be seen almost immediately then once the bandages are taken off after a few days. There is some swelling, there is some bruising and we usually tell patients that about 2 to 3 weeks after their surgery they will be socially […]

00.01 – Skin types for using Fraxel Restore Laser treatment 00.12 – Risks for darker skin types Fraxel Restore Laser is a fractional erbium Laser and it can be used on pretty much on any skin type. We prefer to use it on the lighter skin types because there can be the risk of increased […]

00.00 – What is Fraxel Dual Laser Treatment Fraxel Dual’s a holmium Laser that is used to treat brown spots and also helps to tighten the skin a little bit. The Fraxel Dual Laser can be used on all of the lighter skin types. We are a little hesitant to use it on patients that […]

00.01 – Ultheria and lifestyle facelift 00.28 – Ultheria and lifestyle facelift procedure Often time’s patients who come in the office and ask whether Ultheria is that lifestyle lift or that lift that Demi Boon is talking about on television. Ultheria is not a surgery, it is a non-invasive way of lifting and tightening the […]

00.01 – What is Ultheria 00.33 – A tale of Ultheria effect 01.08 – Ideal age for Ultherapy Ultheria is a exciting new lifting tightening procedure of the face, neck and eye brows. There are some patients whom I think if they start their Ultherapy early enough may not need a facelift ever in their […]

Points from the video: 00:00 – Dr Persky discusses the cause of cellulite; The cause of cellulite is really the tandem bands that are actually connected to the skin. They tend the skin down and then a small amount of fat herniates around that; so you get that cottage cheese appearance of cellulite. And unfortunately […]