Scared That Only About 3 Pounds Was Removed... - Long Island, NY

It took me quite some time to decide to update this review as I was hopeful that I could resolve my dissatisfaction with my results with my doctor (Arnold Brightbart) and that he would do the right thing by me. After several back and forth discussions with Dr. Breightbart wherein I told him how unhappy I was particularly with my stomach. Dr. Breightbart went on to tell me that he could not possibly remove more fat without possibly rippling my skin. He continued to tell me that my lack of result was "swelling" he told me this at every single follow up visit that he "could not remove anymore fat" without "rippling my skin" and "you have swelling" is what he told me at all of my post op visits.

When my final 6 month post up visit rolled around I was extremely upset and crying that I spent 6 thousand dollars and that I had no change in measurements and looked EXACTLY the same. Dr. Brightbart went on to produce pictures that I can only say seemed altered and taken zoomed in to give the impression that I was bigger than I really was. I cannot say for sure that he altered them but I will tell you they were oddly zoomed in. I showed the pictures to my boyfriend family and friends who all agreed that I never looked like my before pictures. (You all can look at my pictures and see,,,, I'm the same). I am not an unrealistic person, I knew it was a "sculpting" procedure but I had no difference in clothes or measurements nor did I look any better than before. When I started to cry and ask for a return of at least part of my money (I only asked for a refund of the 2K of the 6 thousand I spent) Dr. Brightbart went on to say that it could take a YEAR now to see my result and that if I was that unhappy he would do my abdomen again. Wait, WHAT?? he told me over and over that he could not take any more fat without rippling my skin...so why was he suddenly offering to do it again? And how could I possibly trust this man!?

So here I am 1.5 years later giving my review. I think it safe to say the swelling is down and still no result. OH, and I also wanted to bring up another thing he told me at my 6 month post op. He told me at my 6 month post op that I had visceral fat. This really put me over an edge. If he felt I had "visceral fat" then why didn't he tell me at my consult, isn't that the point of a consult?! He told me I would have a "great" result on my hips and flanks and a "good "result on my stomach. (I will say that I do feel I had a very ,very SLIGHT improvement in my flank and hip area but no result at ALL in abdomen). Why didn't he represent this to me BEFORE I plunked down 6K?

I just hope my review is a warning to anyone who is considering using this Doctor. He does not take enough fat and he will not be honest about the result or do right by you if you are unhappy.

Well still no result. At least I'm no longer larger than I was...I'm seriously considering beating my doctor with a large stick or demanding my money back. Either or....

Well the upside is that the discomfort is almost gone now only have it at night while sleeping. The downside is that I don't see any results. None. I actually think my stomach looks worse. My doctor says swelling. But I just don't see how there is going to be that dramatic of a change when swelling is gone. Trying to be patient but right now I feel like I completely wasted almost 6 grand. And I'm so sick of this garment I could scream. Ok rant # 3 over. :-/