A patient who has lost a hundred pounds has already done the hardest part. What remains is a problem of architecture rather than effort. Fat volume is gone, but the […]
Read MoreA patient driving in from Laredo, Del Rio, McAllen, Corpus Christi, Eagle Pass, New Braunfels, or as far east as Lake Charles, Louisiana, is not having a different operation from […]
Read MorePatients often arrive at a San Antonio consultation convinced the problem is their eyelids. They describe looking tired in photographs, looking stern in video calls, or needing to raise their […]
Read MoreCellulite is one of the most common concerns Dr. Ayala hears about in consultation, and one of the most commonly oversold. If you have been researching zWave in San Antonio, […]
Read MoreOver the past few years, I have met a new kind of patient. She (or he) has lost 40, 60, sometimes 100 pounds with a GLP-1 medication such as Ozempic, […]
Read MoreLabiaplasty is one of the most personal procedures a woman can consider, and it is also one of the most misunderstood. Many of the patients Dr. Ayala meets for labiaplasty […]
Read MoreElement Information Procedures Chemical peels and microneedling (skin resurfacing) Duration 30 to 60 minutes per treatment Anesthesia Topical numbing for both procedures Downtime Chemical peels: 3 to 14 days depending […]
Read MoreElement Information Procedure Neck lift (platysmaplasty with skin tightening) Duration 1 to 2 hours Anesthesia Local with sedation or general anesthesia Recovery Time 1 to 2 weeks for visible improvement; […]
Read MoreElement Information Procedures Breast lift combined with breast augmentation Duration 2 to 3 hours Anesthesia General anesthesia Recovery Time 1 to 2 weeks for visible improvement; 4 to 6 weeks […]
Read MoreElement Information Procedures Brow Lift (surgical) vs. Botox (neuromodulator) Duration Brow lift: 1 to 2 hours; Botox: 15 to 30 minutes Anesthesia Brow lift: general or local with sedation; Botox: […]
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