Lipo Zap class action lawsuit

Hi Annette, I just read your comment and noticed that you posted it today. I just posted a long email about my scammed experience of the same failure of the Lipozap treatment after 8 different treatments to the areas of my back and love handles. I saw absolutely no results and even exercised and dieted properly. They refused to refund me anything and even messed up the procedure and have caused a permanent blister on my right shoulder from negligent administering of the injection to my upper shoulder. Also they tried to correct these spots on my back with two Fotofacial treatments and burned me on three different spots on my back (April 2007), a month before my wedding. My wedding was horrible and it all showed in my pics. I threatened to sue them for the scam and negligence and scarring me and they offered me (in writing) a year's worth of Fraxel treatments for my back and face to clear up the scars. I completed about 5 and am still owed 6 more. The business shut down today (since I spoke to someone this morning to schedule TODAY's 3:30 pm f/u appointment and when I show up (Sherman Oaks) there are signs on both doors that they have closed down and will no longer be doing any treatments. Did you hear from anyone about a class-action lawsuit? If you hear anything, please let me know. Banafshe (Patricia)

Patricia- I'm so shock and NOW worried. I was supposed to have 3 areas done. I only had the lower and upper abdominals completed, but was trying to make an appointment for my love handles (Guess that's not going to happen). Did you know who I can get in contact regarding the payments, since they didn't complete ALL of the procedure. I Definitely feel I don't have to pay all if any of the procedure. I'm freaky out now!!! Appreciate if you let me know anything or anyone that you have contacted, so i can do the same. Also I will be on the look out of any action lawsuit and will ADVISE YOU!

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Hi I too, was scheduled to have the treatment done at the sherman oaks office ( inner and outer thighs) I took out a loan for $2500 and gave them $500 of my own money plus another $190 for the lab work that they required. I spoke to a representative at "Care credit" which is the lender that i took out the loan with and explained what is happining. The rep told me that they would be sending me something in the mail to attest to the fact that no procedure was in fact done and my account with them "care credit" will then be reconciled. I would like to know about any class action against them because i would like to retrieve the $500 and the $190 of my own money. I feel so stupid, gullible and angry. Please contact me if you receive any new information and I will gladly do the same.

Hi. Could you please send me information that would assist my preparation for a class action lawsuit. I have my settings 'set' that I may be contact privately. Thanks

i felt so stupid today when i was still waiting for Laser Shaping Center to call me to schedule my procedure in the Costa Mesa location, and found out they are out of business!! i am very shocked and helpless when i heard the news. i'm so glad i found this, since i was anxious to find assistance and people who is in the same situation as i do. please send me any information regarding the class action! i also set my email so i can receive private message. i did my finance through "Care Credit" as well, I'm so upset and mad1! i will try to call them to dispute the charge as many of you suggested. thank you very much for the advise. after reading many of the posts, so the procedure doesn't work at all? anybody heard about Final Inches? i wonder if they are the same? please advise if anybody knows. good luck to all of us, we must all get our refund back. these kind of business pratice is not acceptable at all!!

Sorry to hear about your misfortune as well. Kathryn Anderson is the attorney out of San Francisco and she did contact me today. Her number is posted throughout this website and she will return the calls. There are several actions that they are going to pursue and one is the illegitimate claim of this product being FDA approved and no, I am not satisfied although I had sessions left and was banking on the "swelling resolves after several months" philosophy. I used a credit card so no such luck in getting the money back. Good luck to you as well

i too had a procedure pending and had 1700 invested. When i spoke to CareCredit i was told was gonna get a letter sent to me

Hi, could someebody please email me details of the class action lawsuit? I am yet another patient of Laser Shaping in Costa Mesa who is seriously out of pocket for treatments I never received and unhappy with the results of the one I did. No follow up appointments, no befoer and after photos, these people are such frauds. I am a fit and healthy 27 year old but I was in agony after my treatment for almost a week - so much for their claims of being able to return to work the next day! They have over $4500 of my money, luckily I went through care credit, and from what people have said I do have some hope of them being understanding.

Hi, I had the same thing happen to me. I'm still trying to dispute with care credit as well. I'm not sure if they would do anything. Did u hear anything from them yet. I was set up on this plan where it was no payment/no interest for 12 months.But every month ge money calls for a payment. So I think i was mislead by the reps there. I also found this new location for smartlipo. I wonder if there affiliated with the same company. Maybe there trying to change there name and start another scam. I dont know. But if you know anything new please tell me.Thank you

Hello there! As you can imagine, I am another victim of this huge scam. I payed them $2500.00 in advance but I never got the procedure done (at the Sherman Oaks location), or my money back. When I called them about my appointment, I got the message we all know pretty well by now. They were out of business. I desperately need information regarding a class action lawsuit against these people, since there is not much information out there about the case or what to do regarding the scam. I look forward to hearing from you.

Please email me information regarding the class action lawsuit as well. I have been scammed by this company. There are many more posts about the negligence of this company on ripoffreport.com. thanks!

I am also interested in joining this class action lawsuit against LipoZap. I too was promised results, instead I am left with many marks and scars on my stomach. I have attempted to contact client services for a refund on two occasions with no response and filed a compliant with BBB with no response. I was informed there is an action law suit out of San Francisco but wasn't able to get that information. Thanks.

Liz, how is Care Credit helping you get your refund? I am having the same problem as you Lipo-Zap only completed half my treatments and I just called to make an apointment today and the recording says their offices are no longer in business!! WHAT?

Call Care Credit and they will send you a "dispute" form to file. I am just now sending mine in, so will see what happens. They have received a lot of calls. I also contacted Kathryn Anderson, an attorney whose firm is handling a class action law suit. They are in San Francisco. I am communicating with her and sending all my emails sent and received from the mystery people at Lipozap detailing complaints on services and requesting (and being told I could get) a refund. This will be a long process I am sure, but if everyone who had a bad experience with these awful people comes forward, I am sure it will help.

Hi There, Thanks for posting. I wish I had taken my loan out for my treatments through Care Credit, but rather through Capitol One (since it was for January 2007). I called Capitol One and they stated that they can not refund or credit me and will try to investigate the situation and also stated that at the end if they can not contact Medaesthetica and deal with the situation, then I would still be responsible for the loan and monthly payments ;( I guess Capitol One is less lenient and understanding than Care Credit. I also spoke with the SF lawfirm and they also that they will be filing the class action lawsuit for refunds for the Lipozap, but it would be a long process. Any suggestions from anyone or new info about Medaesthetica? BTW, I also dealt with and having been dealing with complications from the Lipzap (lumpiness and a scarred blister on my shoulder from the injection), as well as burns from their attempt to correct the blister and hyperpig. that I had at the injection sites, as well as further hyperpig. from the Fraxel laser they tried to use to help with the hyperpig from the injections and burns! It has been an absolute nightmare for me, with huge hyperpig circles/scars on my back from all of their negligence, which has already lasted for a year and two months and will probably take years to completely fade out. I can not be in the sun at all or even tan. I am so down and upset with what this unprofessional clinic did to me. I hope other people did not suffer the same complications and scarring that I did. Thanks for allowing me to vent. Banafshe

Thank you for the phone number contact. I did leave them a message. You have also stated about contacting Care Credit however if I did not use that service for payment, that would be irrelevant for me correct? I do hope to hear soon. I do not have a list of complaints, etc however if the service provided was misrepresented then I should be entitled to all that I paid, do you think?

Wanted to say thanks for this information. Kathryn contacted me today and I had faxed her my information. I appreciate your help and good luck to you too

I too,was ripped off. I paid Sherman oaks office approx. $4,700.00 ($2400.00 atm) and $2300.00 plus with carecredit for lipozap and they did not even complete half the treatment. Plus the treatment that was done, did nothing for me. Only left me with bumps and swollen abs and thighs. I wrote a letter to carecredit disputing the account, but they never answered me. I will try calling them to see what is going on.