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Literally Robbed Me

UPDATED FROM adrienne_x
2 months post

Not sure honestly

adrienne_x
$9,998
I notice some differences. My butt looks a little rounder. My stomach looks a little flatter at the bottom center. My hips a little skinnier. Everywhere else I am not sure. I am concerned with the fact my waist feels the same, my upper abdomen seems untouched, my thighs still touching. It's only been about 1 and a half months so we'll see though. I feel like my rolls are bigger at the top than the bottom or the bottom is just harder for whatever reason (hm). Any medium/large rolls at all upsets me (size relative to my body size at least). I wish they hadn't acted like "oh she's kind of already skinny enough, she doesn't need a lot". I mean if I'm willing and LITERALLY paying 10 grand on something, I must desire a big difference. They knew I didn't want a procedure that wouldn't show most of the results right away and everyone says this is a waiting process aka a big excuse for whether or not your results will ever show. I'm too sad about it to bother spending more money on fixing it. Also, one of the entry points for the suction tools has scarred me & with my body's experience with scars, it will likely never completely disappear, meaning now I have a permanent indentation next to a hard lump in my skin on my pelvis. This isn't an area that I just "don't care about" and I think they should have proceeded with it with more caution. I wouldn't have cared if I had a worse scar on my belly button or anywhere else if that had meant better results. I didn't think their "little trick" with a smaller tool would turn out to mean less fat taken out. I don't want to exercise too much and lose weight in the places I like just to get what I wanted out of the places I ACTUALLY PAID TO HAVE LIPOSUCTION.
SO, something that I found shady . . . After the huge mess I already described in my other posts, the day of the surgery I was told about other places I had "paid" for that I didn't even know about & I think this "deal" they gave me problem ripped me off a lot more than I thought and I could have saved some of my money. I am not a fan of the "promotions" that seemed to include my back when I wasn't as concerned with my back (considering how weird I think it is to do only part of your back, but the parts close enough to be considered the flanks I was trying to include). This whole thing just seemed like a big joke to them though. I did not appreciate that smirky attitude. It was as if they knew it was so good for them that it was practically a scam or like they've never been in this business before and didn't take it seriously. No one spends $10,000 on something they aren't really emotional about and sometimes I still have really bad feelings thinking they probably weren't the best people for the job. I can't undo it and if I ever redo it, it definitely won't be here. I'm really sorry to say that, and I haven't gotten any other calls from them in a while, but I don't know what I'd say or do about it. I doubt it will get taken care of without falling into another one of their "schemes". Maybe it was my age. I'm not sure because I really don't know why they'd neglect my concerns that way. If a patient wants as much fat taken out as possible in the safest way with the shortest term recovery and tiniest scars, then that should be more important than wiggling in all these deals that cover what THEY care to do for you instead, especially when at the last minute they seem pretty lazy about the whole job.

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Anh-Tuan Truong, MD, FACS

Anh-Tuan Truong, MD, FACS

Board Certified General Surgeon

4.7 | 143 Reviews
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Anh-Tuan Truong, MD, FACS
Response from Dr. Truong:
Hi, we apologize if your experience was less than satisfactory. Providing superior customer service to our patients is our number one priority. If you are a past patient we would please ask you to contact our office to discuss and make things right. We hope to hear from you. Thank you

Replies (3)

November 24, 2018
I think I deserve a FREE REDO!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG still so upset from the lack of immediate results AND excessive unevenness.
November 11, 2020
You sound pretty crazy to me!!! One of those ppl who can never be happy or satisfied I actually feel sorry for surgeon and staff!!! I bet they are regretting taking you as a patient
July 23, 2021
Wow you sound like a nut job. Lay off the drugs or get some better stuff
UPDATED FROM adrienne_x
1 month pre

YAY! My Anxieties About SmartLipo Were Put To Rest // Can't Wait for More :)

adrienne_x

I was worried after I left my consultation, but that was not exactly their fault. I just have a hard time trusting surgeons in this industry because a lot of foolish things are sold to people like me these days. I hope I can find a way to remove my first review about him because I was upset and confused when I thought I read completely different information about the Smart Lipo procedure they convinced me to be interested in when we discussed it face to face in his office. Now I am at ease and I am fully ready to take on the procedure. I hope it works out the way they have, for lack of better word, promised, & I hope this makes up for the first post I made. I wish RealSelf would allow you to delete reviews becaus I changed my mind about being upset over this. I'll add on more good notes later when the process begins! :) YAY

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UPDATED FROM adrienne_x
1 month pre

Trying to Figure Out How to Delete Past Review

adrienne_x
I spoke with them on the phone and THANK GOD it was just all a mistake. Everything should go fine. Their site was confusing though. That is what caused this. The way they explained Smart Lipo on their official website did not match what I was told in person and over the phone again. I do believe I can trust them though. I was just really freaked out because I know I hear about a lot of doctors being kind of sneaky about manipulating the information. Of course, they want this to go just the way I want it to, so I have decided I will follow through with my procedure. I can't wait to do it! I'm not at all scared now to be honest. I am only a little worried about ruining my diet before the swelling goes down to see the exact results which are mostly going to be within a month rather than long term. I wanted to avoid the long term recovery and results, so I am pretty sure I will be happy with Smart Lipo with this doctor!

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