On December 3, 2016, I got micro laser lipo done in my top, middle, and waist in my abdominal area and the free area was my pubic area. Dr. Azarian said that most patients go back to work on the third day. She also told me that I would have a “slight overlay” in my abdominal area after the procedure. She told me that most patients wear the garment for at least three months and all day long. She told me to not diet and just eat whatever I want.
In the procedure, I told Dr. Azarian that the procedure was very painful. She said "well, talk about something else and don’t think about it." Is this how a surgeon resolves how I feel? Honestly, I thought it was extremely rude, insensitive, and unprofessional.
Dr. Azarian insisted that I remove fat from the pubic area instead of the upper arm fat. Mind you, the upper arm fat looks disgusting and unappealing. After the procedure, the office staff (especially Jianara, the front desk receptionist) was very curt and rude. I called the fourth or fifth day after the surgery telling how this garment is way too tight and it is suffocating my sternum. She said, "I am not giving you the more comfortable and expensive one at our office and don’t you want to spend your money right for once?" Excuse me, it is none of anyone’s business what or how I spend my money? So she told me that I had to come in and get another less comfortable garment.
I told her excessively that I needed to meet with the physician. She wouldn’t give me an appointment with the physician and instead I saw a nurse. I asked the nurse, "so is this normal? My stubborn fat area has a major overlay." The nurse couldn’t answer the question and said instead, "you should have seen the physician." I get done with my appointment and again Jianara is at the front desk, she sat there arguing with me that none of the patients see the physician at the three-month follow-up and you only see the nurse. I told her that doesn’t matter, I demanded to see the physician and "you still made an appointment for me to see the nurse." She argued with me for 30 minutes.
In the meantime, I suffered mental health severely such as anxiety and depression. I got really depressed that I dropped $5,000 for this wasteful procedure, and my stubborn fat in my abdominal area still looks the same. In fact, the slight overlay of fat is at least three inches around. I have a thick jelly roll. The micro laser lipo procedure disfigured my body. The slight overlay is bulging forward and the fat is so hard that I have been at the gym for the past 3-4 months and I can’t lose it. I dieted since March of 2017, my diet consists of 5 liters of water, tofu, salmon, vegetables, and fruits. If I didn’t diet or exercise, I would have been a 200 lb whale.
There is no change in my pubic area. I knew in my heart that I wanted the upper arm fat removed but Dr. Azarian was adamant that I wouldn’t see a change. Shouldn’t it be up to the patient’s decision at the end? When I had an issue with the surgery or the office staff, only Jessica the sales coordinator would phone call me to resolve the problem. I am sorry but Jianara should be fired and the doctor should go back to school. I have gone to other surgeons who have worked for Sono Bello and they have told me that I have gotten ripped off. My mom and sisters see no change in my abdominal area.
I have been so depressed and even Sono Bello has been forcing me to do a noninvasive procedure and to do a six-month follow-up. Well, eight months have gone by and it isn’t right or fair for Sono Bello to take my eight-month pictures to make a final decision if I get a refund or not. I had to diet and exercise for the past four months or so. I didn’t go back for a six-month follow-up due to the rude and unprofessional staff and the surgeon apparently doesn’t work there anymore.
I am extremely dissatisfied with the micro laser lipo. Now the three to four-inch thick jelly roll has hardened. It is so hard for me to lose it. Sono Bello said that after this procedure, I don’t need a tummy tuck. The fat is so hard that it is going to take me at least two to three years to lose that fat in the gym. I don’t need another surgeon to make a judgment call. I want a full refund of $4,800 because my medical reasoning is that I suffered extreme mental health and disfigurement from the micro laser lipo procedure. I see my stomach every day when I get out of the shower or change clothes in the mirror. It makes me feel depressed that I didn’t in my stomach area, angry that I got ripped off, and hurt how I was mistreated from Sono Bello. I have been extremely depressed and anxious that my physician had to increase my dosage.
I have read complaints on Sono Bello in Tampa, Florida. Let’s not forget that this is the same company that was sued for killing a patient due to lidocaine toxicity. Sono Bello gave the family $1.8 million or more just to put things under the rug and continue their business. I declined getting another procedure done by Sono Bello even if it is noninvasive, they have done such a horrible job already. I don’t want to go with a repeat or go through excruciating pain. Other patients are right; their painkillers were a joke. The third day after my surgery, I was crying in agony. I had to call out of work. Even the fourth day back to work, I was in extreme pain. Also, my swelling lasted more than six months. To me, that is abnormal. I wasn’t lifting or doing anything unusual.
Hopefully, I am not bruising inside still and causing more damage to my body. Sono Bello only knows how to rip off patients, and their patients are just numbers, they don’t really care about us, if they did, they should refund all the bad and dissatisfying procedures such as mine. Please contact your local news and tweet about Sono Bello ripping us off and not caring!
Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend
