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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 […]

Spring is here! The sun is shining bright, the flowers are blooming, and the weather is beautiful. A nice, sunny day is often relaxing. However, when the sun comes out, facial flaws are quickly revealed. Facial wrinkles, fine lines, and creases caused by sagging skin start to become more noticeable. A person may feel that […]

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 […]

As stated by Dr. Persky, MD, Persky Sunder Facial Plastic Surgery, Encino: Points from the Video: 00:32- The most popular filler for adding volume to the hands is radiesse; 00:50- Radiesse is very malleable, and so when we inject it, we just massage it into place; 01:05- We will often combine laser resurfacing at the […]

As stated by Dr Michael Persky, MD, Persky Sunder Facial Plastic Surgery, Encino: Points from the Video: 00:14- There is a very-very small percentage of patients who really get endorphin type release and happiness with a procedure; 00:50- We have to evaluate whether it is something that is beneficial to the patient; 01:10- If I […]

As stated by Dr. Michael Persky, MD, Persky Sunder Facial Plastic Surgery, Encino: Points from the Video: 00: 05- Our patients come to us for evaluation, recommendation of their facial beauty; 01:20- I think, one of the biggest crimes we can do against our patients is creating that overly done look with big lips and […]