Lopez Manuel, MD

I haven’t had any surgery yet, but I have had injections from Ashley. I have had injections from top Plastic Surgeons offices in Scottsdale Arizona and I will say by far Ashley is the best.
She has a great eye for symmetry, she has advanced techniques and ideas to give you a «liquid facelift» and still have expression…
I think she is the best in San Antonio!

Dr. Lopez gave me a neck and lower face lift in 2012. My post op results are fantastic. I get compliments on my appearance every day. My face and neck look completely natural and unpulled. If I decide to do any additional facial work, Dr. Lopez is the only surgeon I would trust. He truly changed my life and I would and have recommended him to anyone considering facial cosmetic surgery. I have referred several friends to Dr. Lopez and they have all been thrilled with their surgery results.

I have been to Dr. Lopez’s office twice and the service has been excellent. Dr. Lopez was attentive and honest. I was happy with the whole experience. I would highly recommend him.

With being a new part-​time resident of Texas and the need to finally be pro-​active in dealing with skin cancers and 69 years of sun damage, I had to rely solely on the word of mouth recommendation from practically a stranger (new neighbor) for a name of a local doctor she felt confident in recommending that she thought could fill my needs. Both this neighbor and her husband have had cosmetic surgery from Dr. Lopez and after learning this and seeing them in person, I knew I didn’t need to look further. My consultation and treatment by Dr. Manuel Lopez far exceeded the personal attention and results I had received from a well respected doctor in Long Beach, California. Dr. Lopez listened to my concerns and goals; he understood my worries with my mom losing her entire nose and ultimately her life due to a missed diagnosis and treatment of skin cancers. Sun screens were not widely used or understood in my generation. My skin, like my mother’s has been abused practically since birth and the sun worshipper that I’ve been all my life has presented a real challenge for any doctor to revive and give me a younger and healthier looking skin without taking major measures.
Like Dr. Lopez, his staff was wonderful to work with… a refreshing taste much like in the 50’s when personal customer service was important and practiced. Dr. Lopez performed a chemical peel and a laser treatment on my face and you would not know today that I had «layers» of discolored, dehydrated, abused skin just months ago. Dr. Lopez’s office not only achieved physically what my previous doctor couldn’t, perhaps what meant the most to me, was how he and his staff listened so carefully to what I wanted the end result to be and they delivered. They truly wanted me to achieve my ultimate goals, and they fully understood and were sensitive to my fears of ending up like my mother, basically a freak her last few years of life. Dr. Lopez put much thought into how I could achieve my goals best that were affordable, non invasive and had minimum down time.
It is with great pride that I recommend Dr. Lopez for any cosmetic needs. Since being a patient of Dr, Lopez, I’ve had the luxury of seeing some of his other patients who have undergone minor to major plastic surgery… I N C R E D I B L E results.
Sandee Welsh

First of all… I NEVER write reviews for anything. The only reason I am doing this is because I have never had such an awesome experience at a doctors office. From my free consultation visit to my post-​op visit I have had nothing but great things to say. First of all, Dr. Lopez is the best! From his bed-​side manner to his work… Everything about him is exceptional. Even though my husband and I had tons of questions at our first appointment, he never made us feel rushed. He is a genuinely nice guy who truly knows his stuff. The office is clean and well kept. The staff at the front desk always greeted me with kindness and never failed to offer me something to drink. Even when my toddler son came with me to the office they would always acknowledge him and offer him a lollipop. Always felt cared for. Never had a problem with wait times. Seen quickly if not within a reasonable amount of time each visit. Nurse staff is amazing. Very knowledgeable, personable and caring staff. Very impressed! Am more than satisfied with my results. Would definitely recommend to friends and family without a doubt.

I went to Dr. Lopez for nose reconstruction after skin cancer removal. I want to say up front that Dr. Lopez’s work is excellent. My nose looks like it did pre-​removal (what I wanted) which is quite a feat considering how much of my skin was removed to get rid of the cancer. He did some excellent stitching and most people say they can barely see a scar even without makeup only two months post-​op. So the outcome was good.
That being said, I would not recommend Dr. Lopez’s office. I had several extremely unprofessional and concerning interactions with his office staff that left me in such an anxious state that I almost called off the initial surgery to remove my cancer until I found a plastic surgeon I was more comfortable with.
One of his receptionists was so rude I refused to talk with her after our first interaction. When I tried to ask basic (very non-​confrontational) questions about billing I was threatened with having my surgery canceled and then referred to as «that woman who didn’t want to pay» (direct quote) when I subsequently called and asked to be routed to other people. One of the orderlies called me the day before the surgery, wanting health information from forms I had already filled out. I had difficulty getting him to identify which medical office he was from, and asked if the office had lost my paperwork. He also took the health information down WRONG from the phone– not noting things like, basic medical conditions, which were fairly important given that I was going to be under anesthesia. (The nurses I interacted with were great, both pre-​op and during the surgery process.)
I was so unhappy with the care leading up to my surgery that when I told my dermatologist, who had referred me to the surgery center where the cancer was removed (who worked with Dr. Lopez), she decided that NONE of her patients would be referred there again.
So bottom line, I’m happy with my nose and the outcome and Dr. Lopez really knows how to do some excellent work. But so do other doctors in San Antonio, with much more competent staffs. The stress from interacting with people from his office took an already scary procedure to an unreasonable level of anxiety.