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22 Year Old That Just Wanted to Look Better - Columbia, MD

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I saw Dr.Vela for liposuction of my chin and arms...

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I saw Dr.Vela for liposuction of my chin and arms along with a full tummy tuck.
My chin turned out really good, my tummy tuck is nice but I have no belly button which is weird, however the liposuction of my arms left my arms uneven and still very jiggly. Dr. Vela did preform a revision on my arms however they are still uneven, I would post my before and after pictures but his office has refused to send them to me and have dismissed me from their office without any notice. This was the worst decision of my life now my arms are uneven, I have no real belly button and Dr. Vela refuses to fix my arms or issue me a refund due to a confrontation that he misunderstood, on top of all this he wrote a letter to the company I got the loan from with false accusations so now they refuse to help me and have sided with him If I could do it all over again I would have just kept my money and stayed fat.

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Gary Vela, MD, FACS

Gary Vela, MD, FACS

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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Replies (4)

Any pictures from your end instead of the doctors. Sorry your experience wasn't the best. Hopefully you can get your areas fixed in the future. Good luck
I would hope you didn't go through this thinking it was a quick fix. Casting you should have kept your money and stayed fat leads me to believe this. There's no guarantee with these surgeries and expectations must be realistic. I think you need to look at your before pictures and really see if that's where you would rather be. Uneven arms can look less uneven with muscle toning. Best of luck.
That's why I wanted my before pictures to see how much changed however the doctor refuses to send them. But no this was no quick fix I lost 25 pounds before getting the surgery and I still hit the gym
I will like to know if you are satisfied with your tummy tuck done by Dr Vela?
Thanks
Angela
He did a pretty good job but didn't mention I needed to get my back fat removed the tummy tuck was ok but hes not good with symmetry
Hi, thanks for responding back to me. Did he tell you why he didn't create a belly button for you? I was planning to use him for a tummy tuck, but there are not that much reviews about his work, and that is giving me some concerns. How is your scar from the tummy tuck, did it heal pretty well?
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Angela
He won't speak to me because I yelled at him so I can't ask him. However my scar is heales nice I wouldn't recommend Dr.Vela to anyone
Oh wow, I'm a believer of reviews and this is disappointing because he was on my Top 3 list.
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