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The Fraxel Dual Laser is the latest and most effective improvement in laser therapy for the treatment of bothersome brown spots. Certainly, Fraxel Dual is not as exciting, romantic, or dangerous as the “duals” created by Alexandre Dumas in his classics, “The Three Musketeers” and “The Count of Monte Cristo”, but when treating brown spots […]

Botox and fillers will become more popular and the cost of cosmetic surgery will continue to rise, according to a group of industry experts, who recently released their forecast for the top ten plastic surgery trends of 2010 according to the editors of Consumers Guide to Plastic Surgery. Here are the top ten trends in […]

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 the only facial plastic surgeon in Southern California with all of the Fraxel platforms available to his patients. American Health and Beauty, a cosmetic surgery patient information website has named Fraxel as the top fractional laser treatment in going into 2010. Fractional resurfacing is the next level of skin treatment. With little […]

The Los Angeles Valley News reported today that the final Helath Care bill okayed by the Senate this morning has had the proposed 5% cosmetic surgery/treatment tax (Botax) removed. Thanks to everyone who supported the removal of this discriminatory tax. In not so good news for tanning salons and actor George Hamilton, an extra 10% […]

Marketers and public relations advisors (who seem to have as much presence at our scientific cosmetic medicine meetings as surgeons, "in the current economy") have been recommending for years to include patient testimonials on our cosmetic physician websites saying for instance how wonderful "Dr. So&So, Beverly Hills cosmetic surgeon" is, because, "After all Doctor, it's […]

It seems that you can’t go anywhere, speak to anyone, or look at any media without being exposed to Tiger Woods gossip from numbers 1 through 13 to his association with a recently arrested Human Growth Hormone (HGH) physician. Well for a few moments and sentences here I hope to fill you in on the […]

The recent violence suffered by recording artist Rhianna, and this past Thanksgiving’s 2:30 am “accident” suffered by golf star Tiger Woods has brought the subject of domestic violence (confirmed and rumored, respectively) to the forefront. The National Domestic Violence Project offers individuals who have been affected by domestic violence the hope of wholeness by treating […]

Solange Magnano, 38, a model who won the Miss Argentina title in 1994, died Sunday from complications caused by surgery to reshape her buttocks. The London-based Times Online reported that the doctor who operated on her at a cosmetic surgery center in Buenos Aires might not have been “a real professional,” according to a former […]

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 […]

The current Health Care Bill lead authored by Sen. Henry Reed ( D,Nev) that is before the Senate for approval has added a 5% tax on “elective cosmetic surgical procedures” which includes Botox and fillers. A $350 Botox treatment will be $367.50, that $10,000 facelift will be $10,500. Hopefully plastic surgery spokeswoman Ms. Joan Rivers […]

Two weeks ago Dr. Persky treated our first two patients with the newest Fraxel laser, the Fraxel Dual Laser System. Both patients already have fabulous “Wow!” results. Using a new wavelength and Thulium laser, the new Fraxel restore Dual Laser System is set to take fractional resurfacing to a new level. The laser is able […]