Great experience at Masri Clinic. Rebecca has great communication skills and makes appropriate and helpful suggestions for my needs. Doctor is hands on the best and is an expert with all cosmetic procedures. I wish he would open a clinic in Arizona! Gina at front desk is quick to assist with any needs and provides great customer service. Highly recommend this doctor for all!
Dr. Masri is very nice and I enjoyed the surface treatments that his assistants performed. One was much more gentle than the other. They make you sign forms stating that they will sue you and you will pay their attorney's fees if you write any bad publicity at all for each individual segment of any treatment. I suppose that is the industry standard?
I have been seeing Dr. Masri since 2007. I have had chemical peels and Juvaderm on my lips. Dr. Masri is wonderful and his staff is amazing!!!!! I will never go anywhere else! He explains what he is going to do. He also makes sure you are comfortable during the procedure. Rebecca is wonderful, I feel like we are old friends.
I had a slight curve in my nose that I absolutely hated and felt insecure about. Dr. Masri suggested a liquid rhino. The results are unbelievable and instant. I had no complications and no swelling. It was a very brief and minimally invasive procedure. It's also a very affordable alternative as opposed to going under the knife. I'm extremely happy and satisfied with my doctor's work. I highly recommend it for people who just have slight imperfections.
I've been subconscious about my top lip for some time. I usually just over drew my lip with liner, but it didn't look realistic enough and it was frustrating. I never seriously considered lip injections until recently, especially because I've been saving for BA. I decided to take the plunge, and so far I like the results (about 36 hours after injections). One side (my left) looks and feels plumper, but it may be because I'm slightly more bruised on that side. It feels pretty odd, because I can feel the Juvederm in my lips when I do things like grin or pucker my lips. It's slowly going away, but it's still odd. It's also a bit hard to pucker them or eat, but it hasn't been two days yet so I'm being patient. I felt slight pain when the needle went in, but not much else because I definitely went for the numbing gel! Happy so far! Updated on 10 Aug 2016: Still feels a bit weird. Hard to do certain things, and I'm still slightly bruised but I'm wearing lipstick in all the pictures. I'm glad I got them done, but the doctor did put more into my left side than my right. I can see the difference, and for a perfectionist it bothers me lol. I wish a little bit more was put into my top lip, because when I smile my top lip looks a bit small for my liking. I better know what I want for the future, though! Updated on 12 Aug 2016: Because they're my lips, I can't avoid thinking about how one side of my top lip is larger than the other. I try to overline but it's still obvious and really bugs me. I want to go back to get it fixed, but I don't make much money and 400$ to touch my lip up isn't very doable right after spending 400$. Any suggestions? Updated on 3 Sep 2016: It's nearly a month after the injections and I'm considering going back to get a bit more in my top lip still. I want a bit more fullness in my top lip, particularly in the corners. I'd like it to look more like how they do in the photos where I'm holding it. Updated on 3 Sep 2016: Comparison photos- slight smile.
I have been going to the same clinic to get Botox for years. This time the lady said wow the hollows under your eyes would look beautiful with some Radiesse. She we will ask Dr when he in. We did and he agreed. So I signed that Dr's save my ass paperwork and they proceeded. At first i looked amazing but what would follow in the next few weeks have been miserable I look like a monster. I started getting a giant red bumps under my eyes. At first I thought it was just and after effect and it would go away. It just kept getting worse and worse. I finally called the clinic and they had me come in the Dr pressed so hard on the lumps i thought he was going to crack my eye sockets. Then they suggested starting IPL treatments i said oh no I have no money left they said oh no charge. I have been going thru this IPL for weeks now with no cure in site. I fact, I look worse because now I have giant blisters along with the giant lumps. The Botox that I went in for is already wearing off and I never even got to enjoy it. I do this IPL twice a week and see no end in sight. I have no money left. I have custody of my two grandkids and all I wanted was to look fresh when i went out with them now i can't even leave the house without giant sunglasses. I have no choice but to trust the dr that did this to me in the first place. Hopefully someday this will end! Has anyone else had this or found something that works??? Updated on 28 Apr 2014: This photo is day 63 after Radiesse injection Updated on 28 Apr 2014: This is my before picture. I'm kinda mad at myself because now that i look back i really didn't need anything done :( Updated on 30 Apr 2014: Updated on 1 May 2014: I was Supposed to go have another IPL today but I had a blister break and they can't do it with broken skin so I have to cancel! They are considering doing a different procedure although they haven't shared with me what that is! I'm going on 70 days post injection and I'm really tired of going to the Dr twice a week. Updated on 2 May 2014: I now have an infection where the blister from the IPL broke. I'm going to my general practitioner on Monday can't wait to hear what she has to say :( Updated on 13 May 2014: I'm 3 months in I go for twice a week. It is getting a little lighter but I still look like a monster. I had to make up a lie to my family and tell them it was an allergic reaction which makes me feel even worse. I cannot get in any family pictures still....I really don't know what to do at this point..... Updated on 27 May 2014: I am finding no relief and am getting IPL twice a week. Now I'm being told to stop I really don't know what to do. The Dr injected cortisone in both eye's on Friday. I dint know what to do at this point. If I need a lawyer what kind do I call. Would this be a malpractice case? Updated on 16 Jun 2014: Here it is 4 months post Radiesse I have found a little relief not much tho! I have not been back to Dr Masri in a few weeks due to a bout with the flu. I am going today to pick up my record's and now it's just a wait for all this to go away. I don't have the money to see anyone else to have it fixed and I don't trust Dr Masri anymore to touch me. So this is where I'm at. I have reached out to some legal counsel and am waiting to hear back. I am depressed and embarrassed about this. My GP was very concerned but I was so embarrassed that I did this I just played it off. I don't leave my house anymore which is really hurting my kids but the stares I get are so embarrassing. No make up will cover it so I just sit at home waking up every morning looking in the mirror hoping it's gone but it's always still there :( please do research before you do anything to your face. I had such low self esteem that I thought this one little thing would make me beautiful instead it made me feel like a monster.
I decided some time ago that smartlipo was something I was interested in. I'm 26 years old, 5'1 and currently weigh 150lb. Even when I was down to 135lb a couple of years ago (my goal weight), my tummy never went away, the little pooch I hate so much. I felt completely vindicated when I went in for a consultation, and the assistant took one look at my belly and asked when I had the baby. I have never had a baby. Some people might be insulted, but I felt like all of my feelings of hatred and disgust towards my gut were confirmed and vindicated. Dr. Masri was kind, open, honest, and helpful. I was honestly a little nervous (though I hate to admit it), being Jewish in a clinic in Dearborn with a Muslim doctor. He made me feel so comfortable, and was so encouraging, that those feelings went away immediately. I wanted the surgery to focus on my lower abdomen, where I have an inexplicable ledge of fat above my pelvis. I had contemplated getting my upper abs and flanks as well, but to my astonishment, one of the assistants during my consult urged me not to, as I had "such a nice hour-glass figure, it's only the pooch that needs to go." Having expected an up-sell attempt, I was really impressed by the consideration of the staff. They all agreed that yes, I could get those areas too, but they weren't the problem. No attempt to up-sell, just to understand and do what was right for me. I had been to the Masri Clinic for laser hair removal, and so had a $500 off the first area for SmartLipo coupon, bringing a single area down to $2700. I decided not to waste any time, but to have it done right away. My Surgery was on Thursday the 12th of July. Unfortunately, the sniurgeon only schedules by the day, as surgery is always on Thursday, so they call you the day before with a time. That being said, the day before I was asked to show up at 3:30, but was not taken back until 5pm. Sitting there was so stressful, and by 5 I was a bit freaked out. I got much more freaked, however, when I was taken to the surgical area. The waiting room and cosmetics area is lovely, with a coffee bar, massage chairs, flowers... very ce. The surgical area is not. It's dingy and terrifying. Luckily, that was really just the aesthetic. The staff and surgeon were highly professional, the drugs effective, and I *think* everything went very well. After taking my percocet and attivan before the surgery, Dr. Masri came in to draw on my belly. He was very generous with the area covered in my payment, he drew at least 1.5 areas, if you ask me. He even sad, "I think we should do a bit more than one area here." When I asked if it would cost me more, he shrugged it off, saying that what mattered most was doing a great job, and me looking awesome, and that I would not be charged more. Wow. After the surgery, Dr Masri seemed very pleased with the results, which inspired a lot of confidence for me. I remember bits of it. There were moments when I felt it, told him it hurt, and he fixed it. I remember very little pain. He also tried to keep me informed (I had been very curious to begin with), but I was really too messed up on drugs to be able to see much. He showed me the fat he's gotten out though, and I remember thinking it was super cool, and totally gross. I slept on the couch that night, unable to move much, and spent the entire following day (yesterday) doing nothing. Today I ventured to the grocery store, but had to collapse right back into bed after, still hurting. It's not the worst pain in the world, just very sore, and I'm very excited to take of the bandage to shower tonight (waiting the full 48 hours). I've posted soem before pics, and will post after pics after my bandages come off.Updated on 16 Jul 2012:Today is day four, and I just had a follow-up appointment with the doc. I'm amazed with him, personally, and can't wait to see how I look after ten days, when the swelling has gone down! He was so excited to see the results, and to tell me about the procedure, he got me excited too. Plus, they pulled up a picture of my belly before, and held up a mirror to my belly now ... wow, huge difference! Apparently, he almost actually cut into me during the surgery to detatch a band of muscle, in essence a tummy tuck (and for free), even though I hadn't signed a consent, that's how determined he was to fix that tummy bump I hate so much! But the laser ended up severing it after 1/2 hour of back and forth on the area. He said they really never spend that much time on what was supposed to be one area, but I was young, and would heal well and he wanted me to be really happy with it. He also ended doing significantly more than one area, but did not charge me anything. The swelling is also at its peak. He said patients are always bigger in the first five days than before they start, and I'm not! I am really delighted. I'm still a bit rounder than I expected, but am smaller than I was to start, and am most likely at the peak of my swelling. I'll be going in next saturday, which will be 10 days post operative to begin the first of my six VelaSmooth treatments, they come with the procedure.Updated on 19 Jul 2012:Today is one full week out from my procedure. The bruising in my pelvic area is subsiding, but something weird is happening to my abdominal area. Where there had been no visible bruising, today I have small lumps emerging which are tender to the touch, feel like hard lumps, and have a greenish bruise color coming in on them. Any ideas what's happening here? I'm seeing little reduction in size, really hoping to shrink more over the coming week. I start the velasmooth treatments on Monday, so hopefully that will get rid of these bumps if they're still here then. I'm getting concerned about this, so if anyone has information, it would be very nice to hear. Thanks.Updated on 4 Aug 2012:Yesterday was three weeks out from the surgery, and I need to update! I'm going to put some images up, although the captions I gave the old ones seem to be missing, which confuses me. At any rate, the new pics that I will post really don't do it justice. So before starting the VelaSmooth last week, I was pretty swollen still, and very lumpy. The lumps varied in size, and density, and most of them were kind of numb. I started the Vela, and have had two real treatments in a week. Lumps? Almost completely gone already. Which is great, except that it means I'm squishy again ;) I'm also a little more sore than I was last week I think, as my numbness is going away, and I definitely still have some unwanted belly. However, I have been constantly reminded by the staff at the Masri Clinic that I should not judge my results until I hit that three month mark. I have three more Vela treatments, and then I get to see the Doc again. If I need more, the technicians tell me he will give me more vela. Right now my belly is lopsided, but I am reserving judgement about my results, as hard as that is, until that three month mark, or at least until after all of the Vela treatments. I recognize that the lopsidedness can be caused by internal bruising and lumps that will yet subside. I read a lot before having my own surgery about the emotional roller coaster of the healing process. And here is what I have to say about that: For the first few weeks, you are not as good as you will be. It will look better, and gradually does. My pants don't seem bigger, and that would have been nice. But I realize that I did not do my back or flanks, so the only place my pants should fit better is my gut, and there it does already. Yes it does. And when I stand naked in front of the mirror, I feel a LOT better. And I think that means this was worth it. As for the garment and the vela, which people have been asking about on here, I'm still going to wear it. The one they gave me is a velcro baby-band type thing, and it's not that bad. I slept without it for one night, and felt fine, but they assure me at the clinic that I will really get the best results if I wear it as much as possible through the first six weeks, or at least through the vela treatments. I'll see how I feel in two weeks when those are all done, but that will have been five weeks anyway :P I don't mind wearing it, in fact, when I walk around without it, I notice the soreness, and with it, I dont!Updated on 7 Aug 2012:Almost four weeks out, and three VelaShape treatments down! my stomach is still a little lopsided, but better than it was, and certainly smoother. While I was in yesterday for a Vela treatment, Dr. Masri asked if he could see the progress, as he was so happy with it, which feels really good. They asked it they could use my pics when I was done for before and afters! I was pretty pleased with that too. I'll add some new pics now, though I'm going to skip the red bars. Not at all worth the effort.Updated on 8 Sep 2012:Ok, I'm eight weeks out, 2 months, and I have been meaning to add some update, so here we go. The VelaShape treatments are all over with, and definitely helped. I've still got some loose skin that I'm really hoping will tighten up in the months to come, as Dr. Masri said it would continue to do so for up to 6 months. I am, however, definitely smaller. I've just returned to graduate school, so dont have the time I wanted to keep up the exercise I'd planned on. He did, at our last meeting, give me a prescription for a weight loss aid, called Metformin. I've been taking it for one week, and eating about 9000 calories a week, a little over 1200 a day. Like I said, I wanted to exercise, and hope to pick that back up next week. I have, however, already lost about 5 lb on the pill with no side effects or discomfort. There is one major bit of discomfort which was a real surprise, and I suppose could be linked to the drug, but I have no idea. This is that in the area in which the work was most focused, whenever I strain, or press on the area (or when my cat walks across it) it burns red hot. It really feels like the procedure all over again, but not with pain, just extreme heat. Weird, huh? I'm assuming that it's actually just the returning of feeling to areas that were previously numb, and that the uncomfortable burning will go away, but I would certainly like to hear from anyone that knows better!! I'm very glad I had this done, it's given me some confidence back, and I feel good about it, but I really wish I'd known beforehand, just how long the pain and discomfort would last! I'll post pics again at three months, as I do look better (I think/hope) than my last ones. At our last meeting, he still seemed very happy with the results, which makes me happier with them. I know I cant expect miracles. I can't be 25 lb overweight at the time of the operation, and expect a flat tummy. I see women on here who get flat tummies from their procedure, but they were not as large as I was to begin with. Part of me wishes I'd lost more weight before having it done, but Dr Masri said it wouldn't matter either way. I don't know that that is true though, I think the difference would have been greater if it was removing the end, instead of the middle of the process. And I don't think I'll do it again, for the pain and trouble it caused. It wasn't awful or disruptive, but it is a lot to go through for beauty!
To reduce wrinkles and acne scaring.
This is not for dark or olive skinned people. It has left me with a big scar which is tough to fade away. Now I have to cover up with a concealer. My skin used to be better before. Also, the pain that you go through after having this procedure is not worth. Would not recommend this to anyone. I for one, would never do it again.
So far Voluma has proven to be a great product. The doctor said that it would last - 2 years. I had it put into my temple area to fill out hollows. His bedside manner is pleasant, and he placed the product nicely. It has been 9 months and the Volume is still there. Ive also had Radiesse (years ago), but Voluma, so far, is lasting longer.
