Satish C. Vyas, MD (in memoriam)

I had 3 kids via C-Section and my youngest is 4! Right after number 4 I knew I wanted my stomach done. It took me for years and 7 consults and I finally JUST did it. July 11 came and it took 3 hours to complete my mini tummy tuck with lipo and muscle repair. My. Dr did move my belly button and its not real pretty right now, hopefully in time it gets better. The recovery has not been bad, in comparison to my C-sections. Day 1-5 were pretty rough, no standing straight, sleepy, run down and emotional. After week one I started walking better, more energy but the frustration kicked in. I started to have some breakdowns I started to feel like why did I do this to myself, why did I spend the money to see no improvement. Today is week 3 of recovery!! I am happy to say I am walking fine, more energy and seeing results. My belly is flatter but not fully healed yet. I am looking forward to final product. I had 1 drain removed after 6 days, no work for 10 and just felt so blah. I would suggest doing it if you are on the fence. Just be ready for weeks of healing and give yourself 2 weeks at home at least. Also be ready for the emotional part. Its weird I was so excited and not at all ready to have regret or sadness, but I did. I was frustrated with the healing and amount of money I spent to feel like junk. At this point I am getting happier with the results and I feel better everyday. I spent more than I planned but I had it done it an actual hospital no a clinic. The results change everyday and keep getting better. Do your research, plan and prep yourself for relaxing healing. Worst pain I have right now is upper abs. It hurts to sneeze, cough, and laugh. If it wasn't for that healing still I would be 100%. The Dr. says that its totally normal and it will take time to heal. All in all its been a good experience and seems to line up with others experiences. Ill update at the 1 month mark.

Updated on 5 Aug 2014:
I am 1 day from 4 weeks and i am feeling so much better. My skin is SO sensitive to the touch and to anything rubbing on it. I still wear the compression belt but am trying to take it off for a few hours at a time. Still sore in upper abs and numb all over belly. Worst this as of today is the ramdom almost bubble feeling i get in the muscles he repaired down center of abs. coughing still hurts and so does sneezing. Sounds like a lot of issues BUT i am actually much better than i was!!!

Updated on 14 Aug 2014:
I am 5 weeks post mini tummy tuck with muscle repair and lipo. I actually feel bigger now then i did last week. I asked the Dr and he said this was normal and part of healing. I am still sore but getting better. My swelling may be due me stop wearing my belt. I was just so sick of wearing it! HOWEVER i may go back to it now, since i am puffy. All in all healing is moving forward.

Updated on 3 Sep 2014:
I'm at 8 weeks and I feel swollen. I can tell my belly is flatter but it feels like I'm thick like girth has not gone down in fact I feel thicker. Hopefully it will go down soon. Feel a little frustrated!

Updated on 13 Oct 2014:
It has been 13 weeks since my mini tummy with lipo. While I can tell I am flatter in the front I still feel heavy and like I have excess fat. I am not sure if that is normal or what. I feel thick around the hip and sides. I am a little sad and really hoping it gets better in time. It looks like all these people have nice tight results and I don't feel like that. Anyone else have same experience? I can tell I no longer have the flab in the front but I am just not thrilled with sides or back.... :-(

Updated on 7 May 2015:
I'm 9 months post op and I'm not 100% happy. The dr was good but I didn't know any weight you gain goes other places. My thighs and arms are bigger. Makes me sad!! I have quite a few stretch marks where cut was made. I wish I would have done the full tuck!!!

I never actually got the chance to speak with the Doctor or have any services done because I had such a horrible experience with the receptionist, (whose name I believe is Patricia or Pam). She was very rude and frankly displayed racial bias. I will NEVER consider having any procedures fro, this office and I will be sure to inform others not to also. When I called to inquire about a procedure, she implied that I would not be able to afford and went as far as asking me why I would even have a procedure (lipo) like that done in the first place. I will also file a complaint with the better business bureau. It is not wise to have someone like her to be the face or voice of the business. I asked to speak with a supervisor and she informed me that she is the supervisor and there's nothing I can do. I was willing to spend 5000+ with this company, but I will gladly spend my money elsewhere and take all of my referrals with me. It is already a huge battle with ones self to even consider following through with procedure of this magnitude, so for her to make a person feel even worse about getting it is very unprofessional and inappropriate. I really felt like I was a victim of racial profiling.

Had liposuction on my chest. The whole experience was not worth it. There was not enough fat taken out and painful scaring was left. Very uneven, one side is considerably bigger than the other side. Was not even close to the results I was promised from the beginning. I feel taken advantage of and scammed. Was definitely not worth the money or the time.