There are a few things I try to instill with helping people make decisions about cosmetic surgery. First and foremost is simplifying the process into understanding what is important and what is not important. In the end, only two variables really matter when it comes to getting quality outcomes. The first is patient candidacy, and the second is the selection of the surgeon. I recommend all patients take their time and interview multiple surgeon to in person consultations before scheduling any procedure. I do not recommend patients having virtual consultations and I do not recommend people travel long distances for elective surgical procedures. You should meet the surgeon well in advance of doing your surgical procedure to get a quality assessment and find out who the person is will be doing your procedure. Your surgeon needs to be properly vetted so you know they have sufficient skill and experience. I recommend patients have at least five in person consultations before even considering scheduling surgery. Based on your outcome, you must likely had VAS ER, which is a common form of liposuction. With this technique, larger incisions are made and your skin is going through hyper pigmentation, which will most likely fade out to some degree time. They should’ve been discussed during a consultation. If you didn’t like your surgeon, then you shouldn’t have chosen that provider to do your procedure. At this point you already had the procedure so there’s no point in reviewing our patients should select their provider. Your outcome looks very typical and does represent quality work. In order for anyone to make an accurate assessment on the outcome of your procedure, you need to include proper before and after pictures. If you don’t have a formal before and after pictures, then contact your surgeon and ask them to forward the pictures they took. Likewise, if you have concerns after surgery like questions about your incision, then you should follow up with your surgeon was responsible for the outcome of the procedure. In the end your surgeon is responsible for the outcome of the procedure and you are responsible for choosing that provider. Best, Mats Hagstrom, MD