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Using a Tax Refund for Plastic Surgery

It’s that time of year again – the W2s are in and people are filing their tax returns.  The only good thing about taxes are the refunds.  There are many uses for those tax refunds including paying off debt, home repairs and, increasingly, plastic surgery. This is the time of […]

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The new Sunscreen Innovation Act

In November, the Sunscreen Innovation Act (SIA) was signed into law.  Hopefully, this will bring the U.S. up to par with Canada and Europe for sun protection.  The impetus for the Act was the lack of attention by the FDA to sunscreen products. Skin cancer is the most common cancer […]

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I Challenge You to a DASH

It’s no secret that at the beginning of every new year, people are focused on losing weight.  One of the most common questions I get is about what diet do I recommend.  So this year I thought we would try something new and exciting.  I challenge all of you to […]

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Plastic Surgery Holiday Gift Ideas

Many people are surprised when I tell them the holiday season is one of our busiest times.  It’s an especially popular time for Mommy Makeovers and Tummy Tucks. The usual reaction is- Why now? Most patients like to take advantage of the Holiday vacation time for their recovery since many of these operations […]

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What’s With the Beard?

It’s a question I have been asked a lot lately – What’s with the Beard?  I guess people just prefer the Baby Face me to the Gruff me.  If you haven’t heard already, I have been participating in the American Cancer Society’s No Shave November event.  Unfortunately, the beard has […]

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The Ideal Implant

The Ideal Implant has been approved by the FDA!  I am the only Plastic Surgeon in San Antonio currently approved to place the implants and we are planning on having the implants available in June.  We are seeing patients now and evaluating to make sure they are good candidates. Contents1 What is […]

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Our Fall CoolSculpting Event Date Has Changed! Now 12/3/14

We have changed the date of our CoolSculpting event to allow for more beard growth.  The new date is December 3rd at 5:30 pm.  The CoolSculpting company is providing a discount on all procedures purchased that night.  In addition, we will be making a contribution to the American Cancer Society […]

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Our Fall 2014 CoolNight Event

We are having a very special CoolSculpting event on Wednesday November 19December 3, 2014.  It has been a long time since we have had an event featuring our CoolSculpting procedure.  Since the last one, we have added a new treatment head – the CoolSmooth.  It allows us to treat areas that we […]

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My Instagram Question

About 3 weeks ago I posted a photo on my Instagram page of a new gizmo I brought back from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons meeting in Chicago and asked for guesses about what it was.  We have a number of guesses submitted by facebook and twitter with one person even […]

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The new and improved DrKoneru.com

Some of you may be wondering if you entered the wrong url – Is this really Dr. Koneru’s website?  The answer is yes!  We have undergone a major website redesign.  I hope you will take the time to browse the site and give us your feedback the next time you are in the […]

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