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With the recent FDA approval of Xeomin (Merz), there are now 3 FDA approved neuromodulators (NM) available for the use of treating unwanted wrinkles in US patients.  Botox (Allergan) has established itself as the top dog thanks to being the first and only NM in the US for many years.  Botox has proven to be safe and effective over the […]

Well, how’s that for a title to a blog entry?  While visiting my 95 year old father recently at his “old age home”, I had the privilege of having a conversation with two of his fellow residents, Marilyn and Ben.  When they found out that I was a physician, Ben asked me the significance of the “White Coat […]

Sarmela Sunder, MD presented an excellent and informative power point presentation this evening at an open house to meet Drs. Sunder and Persky at Ruth Swissa Spa in Agoura Hills where celebrity clients from Malibu, Hidden Hills, Calabasas , Westlake, Thousand Oaks, and adjacent areas come for their facial aesthetic rejuvenating treatments. The Persky Sunder Plastic Surgery philosophy emphasizes […]

I am proud to announce that my associate, Sarmela Sunder, MD was honored and profiled in the autumn issue of Ventura Blvd Magazine.  The issue highlighted prominent women in business. The profile includes defining moments of Dr. Sunder’s career, her medical mission trips around the world, her target clients (“anyone who wants to enhance the way […]

“Love the One You’re With” Stephen Stills “…Gus turned to face her.  Perhaps because the paintings had sensitized him, he found himself admiring her face.  He noticed the sharp lines of her nose and chin, the high cheekbones, the long neck.  The angularity of her features was softened by her full lips and large green […]

“If you’re going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair, if you’re going to San Francisco, you’re gonna meet some gentle people there”       Scott McKenzie How many times have you visited San Francisco without singing a song about it in your mind?   Whether Tony Bennett’s classic “I Left My Heart […]

Sarmela Sunder, MD, and Michael Persky, MD, FACS are proud to announce that they are now seeing patients in their Beverly Hills location at the prestigious and world famous Lasky Clinic (310-461-3841), 201 South Lasky Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Dr. Sunder will be seeing patients in consultation and treatments every Wednesday. Dr. Persky will schedule […]

The Los Angeles Times recently (Sunday July 24, 2011) published an article written by Susan Carpenter entitled “No Knife Needed”.  83% of all cosmetic procedures performed in 2010 were non-surgicalaccording to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Cosmetic Dermatology and Aesthetic Surgery.  Jeffrey Kenkel, M.D., the president of the […]

More than 70% of women wish to have plastic surgery, and more than 50% plan to have aesthetic surgery in the near future according to a recent survey by More! magazine.    For those of you not familiar with More!, it is not only one of my wife’s favorites, but is an excellent magazine that targets […]

“EYELIDS, JAWLINE, EARLOBES?  THREE WOMEN ON THE FEATURES THEY TOOK FOR GRANTED—UNTIL THEY DROPPED” is the subtitle of an informative article in VOGUE, August 2011, “The Age Issue”.  Dodie Kazanjian is the first to describe her “…earlobes (that) have always been too long, and like every other part of me, they’re not improving with age.”  […]

Dr. Persky was privileged to appear on Sirius/XM Satellite Radio last week with the talented, caring, and lovely Dr. Doris Day (Dr. P asked to be referred to as “Cary” as in Grant, but the shows producers balked at his request).  Dr. Day is an excellent aesthetic dermatologist in Manhattan, New York and is the host […]

Merz Pharmaceuticals today announced on August 2, 2011 that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xeomin botulinum toxin type A for the treatment of adults with cervical dystonia (stiff neck) or blepharospasm (twitching of the eyelids). According to an epidemiology study conducted in Rochester, Minnesota, the prevalence of focal dystonia, […]