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“When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them.” Plato Hello Dr. Persky. You did a fantastic job on my injectables last week. I posted a positive review on Yelp but they filtered it!! I read what you wrote about how they would put more positive reviews “up front” if you […]

“Just stroke her earlobe and she’ll do anything. Anything. Ha ha!” From the movie, “Love, Bullets, and Blacktop” Ear lobe repair has become a more popular procedure over the past few years. Pierced ear lobes often times are stretched or torn making it difficult to showcase those beautiful diamond stud earrings. Patients tired of poorly […]

Dr. Persky was honored to author an article about Sculptra facial rejuvenation which was published in the Nov 2012 issue of “We Are in America” magazine. The article includes before and after photos as well as answers to frequently asked questions about Sculptra Aesthetic treatments. For those of you that cannot read Hebrew (it is […]

Botox, or “Bro-Tox” as it has been termed is the most rapidly expanding aesthetic treatment in men. There are subtle but important differences to keep in mind when aesthetic physicians treat male patients. Despite having taken the initial step to schedule a consultation, men are usually less comfortable than women about discussing their aesthetic appearance, […]

Calabasas based biotech company, Kythera Biopharmaceuticals made a successful public offering last month, noting the funds will support its injectable candidate aimed at reducing the appearance of double chins. Cosmetic Surgical Times today reported that Kythera Biopharmaceuticals raised $70 million in gross proceeds in the offering process, selling 4.4 million shares for $16 apiece according […]

A good friend from the east coast was recently in town for a medical meeting. Though she usually gets her Botox/Dysport injections from numberous excellent, world famous aesthetic physicians closer to her home, she asked if I would inject her with Dysport at the meeting after the live injection teaching sessions. Immediately following the meeting, […]

Ulthera uses micro-focused ultra-sound energy to lift and tighten the skin of the face and neck. Over the past two years of treating hundreds of patients we have found that Ulthera is very safe and effective. We are often asked, “Who is the best candidate for Ulthera?” Although we see improvement in all of our […]

This is an excert of a soon to be published magazine article: Michael A. Persky, MD, FACS considers his work to be as much an art form as a medical procedure and has practiced facial plastic and reconstructive surgery in Encino, California since 1985. He graduated with honors from Emory University School of Medicine in […]

We spend so much time, effort, and money rejuvenating our faces and necks in an effort to look younger, but time and again we see that it’s the hands that give away a patient’s actual age. 1. Skin Care Products. We are fortunate to have excellent skin care products available for the face. SkinMedica’s TNS […]

Researchers in Seoul, South Korea have reported in the September 3, 2012 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology that sleeping on pillowcases that contain copper oxide may improve skin’s appearance and reduce facial wrinkles. “Copper upregulates the secretion of extracellular skin proteins and stabilizes the extracellular matrix once formed,” the researchers wrote. Therefore, they posited that sleeping […]

Ulthera has introduced a new software system that has added effectiveness and decreased patient discomfort. The new software system, Ulthera Amplify, has new treatment guidelines that adds 33% more energy to the treatment. In addition, recent studys have proven that by decreasing the baseline ultrasound energy of individual pulses (lines) patient comfort during the treatment […]

The other morning at the gym I was stopped by a woman who asked if I could help her with her descending eyebrows. A surgical eyebrow lift would help, but she did not want any surgical procedures. The reason why the lateral eyebrows descend, creating an aged appearance, is the loss of volume in the […]