Sono Bello Reviews - Is It Really Effective?

First, I would like to say, I am not a rookie to surgery. In 2006 I had a Lifestyle Lift. In 2008 I was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus having multiple surgeries, PET Scans. September 2015 I was diagnosed with lung cancer. After multiple Bronchoscopy's, biopsy of lung then left upper lung lobectomy I was cancer free.

Wanting to improve my appearance I decided on a Lift by SonoBello. The recovery was worse than anything I had experienced. After the recovery, I was not happy with the results. Sono Bello tried to resolve the issue of my droopy cheeks by doing a fat transfer for plumping my cheeks. The fat transfer ended up leaving me with droopy jowls instead of plump cheeks. This actually defeated the lift results. Upon visiting for my final checkup, I was told we could resolve the issue by injections to lift the cheeks. There just seems to be little consideration with how happy you are with the results from the surgeon.

If you have concerns or displeased with the results, they seem to sluff it off as your imagination, that you look really good. You feel you have done a drive thru the procedure. The nurse and staff are very nice. There needs to be more time spent with the surgeon to make sure you are on the same page for results. A reputable surgeon will be more attentive to your results and cost is the same.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I am with a lot of the others on being unhappy with results. I had my stomach, upper and lower abs and waist done, paid over $5,000, was told I would get decent drugs for the procedure, but what they gave me was stuff I take on a regular basis, so it didn't do much.

The procedure was more painful than I was told, the aftermath was way worse, the pain meds they have me were a joke, I took a lot longer to get over surgery than what I was told, and now to my disappointment, my stomach is almost exactly where it was before I had it done. I had it done in November of 2016, and it's been well over six months. In the beginning, about two or three months in, it looked better than it had, but it didn't last. My measurements are hardly any different than when I went in the first time, my weight is no different, and I still have uncomfortable lumps in several areas. I was told that once they suck so much fat out of that area, you could not get as big as you once were there again. It's not true.

I am a single mom, so it took a lot for me to have that kind of money to pretty much throw away. I have back problems so I can't do a lot of exercises, which is why I went this route, but I am not at all satisfied with my experience. I hope they want to help me somehow with making things at least halfway right.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Thanks to Veronica at the Addison Sono Bello office, I received my deposit back. If you are truly interested in laser lipo, I would recommend Sono Bello in Addison, ask for Veronica for your patient care consultant. She listens to your concerns and will help in any way to assist you to obtain your goals. Thank you, Sono Bello, and thank you, Veronica, for being such a caring person!

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

My experience was nothing but a nightmare. I regret the day when I met sales person Bethany Mikkola inquiring about treatment for one area that was my only concern at the time (now after botched job done by Dr. Scott C. Sattler at Sono Bello in Bellevue I have three areas of concern).

Bethany Mikkola convinced me to pay for three areas instead, promising it would result in a more aesthetically pleasant appearance. But I had to book the procedure right away for the next day without even getting evaluated by a doctor or having my questions answered by that doctor.

People, be aware! If you are told the same thing, keep in mind, they want you to book a surgery because it's not refundable if you change your mind 15 minutes later. They will offer you discounts and useless complimentary Vaser treatments. I was told the only thing I would regret was that I haven't done it earlier.

Here is what happened. I paid over $5,000 (with applied discount for booking procedure the same day) for three areas to get liposuction on. Dr. Sattler didn't find it necessary to treat three areas, he did only two because according to his words he didn't feel comfortable to do liposuction on the area of my primary and essential concern at all. He tried to hide it, though, for almost nine months after the procedure until the fact that that the area I kept complaining about wasn't treated at all (slipped out of another doctor's, Dr. Sobrino, mouth).

I am tired of begging those people to correct their mistake. They do not stand behind their assurance policy. Contacting practice manager Shannon Scott and director of operation Stephanie Vizmanos did not help, but it was just a waste of more time. Those people are thieves and crooks. Be aware! Read reviews on them online, read complaints on BBB, you will have the picture of what kind of place Sono Bello is. I hate myself for not trusting reviews on them and not going someplace else instead. Just see their before and after pictures and keep in mind that those pictures are the best results surgeons at Sono Bello ever achieved, and you can consider yourself to be lucky if you don't look worse after surgery than you were before.

In a nutshell: I ended up with uneven, lumpy legs with a bulge right in the middle of my thigh on one of my legs, and being charged for liposuction on the area that the doctor didn't perform liposuction on at all. I am a real person and I can be contacted at socialjusticewarrior77[at]yahoo.com if you want to share your experience or have questions for me. I would like to share all the details of my battle with Sono Bello.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

My doctor and the staff there were fantastic. It has only been 2 weeks since my procedure and I am anxiously awaiting the final results. I would definitely recommend them to my friends.

Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

One year ago I had a two-area abdomen liposuction, and I am very dissatisfied. I'm currently experiencing abdominal edema with some pain. My abdomen looks the exact same as it did one year ago. Since the surgery, I've been very depressed and isolated from the public, the total opposite of how I anticipated my life after lipo. The procedure was very expensive, and the result was not worth it. I'm reminded daily of the mistake I made with having lipo by the incision site.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Very unsatisfied. Please do your homework more thoroughly than I did. For the money I spent and the pain I went through, the results were not worth it. Plus, the one area I was most concerned never changed, and the consultant was uninformed and only cared about the sale. I couldn't afford to add another body section to my revision, so I sit with double the pain and half the results. Make sure to talk to a doctor before you pay and sign ANYTHING. Don't be naïve like me.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I had a very expensive procedure done at the Troy, Michigan location. Honesty won't get people's money, so I suppose so that's why they lie. Lipo is only for skinny people with a few problem areas. It only works if you are at the weight you prefer as possible and then go see a doctor without the middle man (Sono Bello). This was definitely a mistake on my part. So since I can't get my money back. I can at least warn others.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I had laser lipo at Sono Bello at the beginning of July 2016. I noticed a quick change in my waist, however, my stomach did not go down. I visited the clinic in Long Island and was always seen by a nurse. I mentioned my concerns after six months of surgery and all she said was that a doctor will see me in the next consultation. I was so disappointed to have gone through this process and show no results. I am now 11 months post op and my belly is bigger and somewhat distorted by the knots after surgery. I recommend that if you want a flat stomach, get a tummy tuck instead.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Barbie doll sales person consult, with hugs on the way out. She got her sale based on HIGH emotion!

I was told of small incisions for the numbing liquid to be pumped into my body, then it "melts" your fat and is removed. NOT!

I don't know where to start.

Friday, April 28th. Last appt of the day. I got prepped. I took the drugs but the procedure ahead of me was taking longer. So I walked into the procedure room like a normal, no drug on board person. I laid down, and the hell began. I have night terrors now of the doctor standing over me with an 18-inch steel rod raping and ramming it into my body. It's a VERY violent procedure. At one point I said I couldn't breathe, it hurt so bad! Never once did he give me a moment to catch my breath. The torture continued.

THEN the aftermath. My friend and my daughter were witnesses to the BLOOD. It is NOT oozing of pink tinged numbing fluid like the brochures say. There was a steady stream of blood at 7 pm, 8 pm, 10 pm, and 3 am from my belly button incision and abdomen incisions. Blood running down my body. My daughter said it looked like a murder took place in our home.

I was to have one more area done that he could not do on the first surgery. I called the Barbie doll consultant and told her about the horror that I had endured and that I would not be having the final area done. She said she'd talk to the practice manager and get back to me. Multiple calls and messages by me since, and she has not called me back.

This is an evil, money-hungry company, with rain-washed cult employees!

Oh, by the way, three weeks out, I have hard knots in my stomach and painful lumps everywhere. I did not even describe the BLACK bruises of my stomach and pubic area. Crazy pain. Hope and pray the hard knots go away.

Stupid, stupid, stupid decision!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Sono Bello is not as promising as they appear to be. I had the fat removal from my upper and lower abdomen, back, and flanks. I wore my compression garment night and day. Stomach looked better than before. But the back? Horrible. Once they lipo the back, there are a lot of rolls where the fat use to be. They tell you it will improve. But it looks horrible.

Please get an opinion and ask questions before paying thousands for something that needs correcting. Ask to be seen by a physician, instead of by a clerk in the office.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend