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Dr. Koneru, a Board Certified Plastic Surgeon in San Antonio, Texas is the first physician in South Texas to offer this exciting new technology that is reducing fat without the need for surgery, needles, or downtime and at a price less than the cost of liposuction. Those patients in Austin, Midland, the Rio Grande Valley, and even Houston can travel to San Antonio and return home the same day for the procedure.
 The Zeltiq™ is a new non-invasive procedure that uses controlled delivery of cooling to the skin to reduce fat bulges. Areas that benefit most include love handles, abdomen, and back rolls.
Those patients with a BMI less than 30 or who are near or at their ideal body weight are the best candidates for the Zeltiq™ procedure. This technique is definitely not a weight loss method. You can calculate your BMI at: www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/
This treatment is the first alternative to traditional liposuction in San Antonio that effectively eliminates unwanted collections of fat without the need for surgery or incisions. Others have tried to control fat with mesotherapy in San Antonio or even the Zerona® external beam laser. Our evaluation of these other techniques did not find them to be effective consistently. Most physicians using these other methods are not Board Certified Plastic Surgeons and usually do not have privileges to perform liposuction in a hospital. Zeltiq™ actually destroys the fat cells so that once they are treated, they are gone. Our feeling is that for those patients in San Antonio who have localized areas of fat that they want to reduce, Zeltiq™ is the best non-surgical alternative and at a fraction of the cost of liposuction.
After your intial Zeltiq™ treatment, you will see a gradual, natural reduction of fat over the next 2 to 3 months. Some patients benefit from one more Zeltiq™ treatment at that time to maximize their results.
What to Expect During Your Zeltiq™ Procedure
- No general/topical anesthesia or pain medication is needed.
- A specially designed applicator cup uses a gentle vacuum pressure
to draw tissue between the cooling panels.
- You may feel a pulling sensation caused by the vacuum pressure in the
area being treated.
- When the procedure begins you will feel a cooling sensation in the
procedure area. This sensation goes away in a few minutes.
- You will either sit or lie down during your procedure, depending on
the area being treated.
- Procedure time can be two hours or more depending on the size of the area to be treated. During your consultation, Dr. Koneru will discuss how long your procedure will take and how much time you should allow for your office visit.
- The Zeltiq™ Procedure is comfortable for most patients. You can read, listen
to music on headphones, work on your laptop computer, or simply relax
during the procedure.
Call for Your Consultation and Evaluation TODAY
If you think that the Zeltiq™ procedure may be right for you, call us today at 210-499-5900 for your consultation. Please note that the Zeltiq™ device is cleared by the FDA for a variety of dermatologic applications related to skin cooling, and an application is pending for approval for fat-cell reduction. The Zeltiq™procedure has already been approved for use in Europe and Canada for the non-surgical reduction of fat. |
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