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ONE YEAR LATER (1/19/17 ) 2nd Lipo Surgery Dr. Wix-Harris ($2K Reflections Martinsville, NJ)

Today i had lipo performed again on my central abdomen upper/lower with power assisted and laser lipo. My Doctor was Renata Wix-Harris and she is wonderful! I wanted to flatten the area around my belly button and central area of the stomach. Pre-op i weight 113 lbs and i still had a round pooch. I had abt 200cc removed, that's a lot less then the 2500cc that were originally removed by Dr. Chasin. Dr. Wix-Harris was very nice, gentle, answered all my questions, and talked to me during the procedure. I received extra numbing as needed. The rest of the staff was funny, talkative, and had my favorite music playing. I also received laser lipo to tighten areas of skin that may sag. I felt almost no pain and was a lot steadier on my feet after this surgery. I left feeling happy and like this had been a success. All the pre and post op instructions were the same.

Will update when i see further results!

3 Months Post-Op cont.

Also losing about 12 lbs and getting lipo has been life changing for me. I feel healthier, have more energy, and i feel like myself again. This was the perfect 30th B-day gift i could have bought for myself (my birthday isn't for a few more months so i should be 100% healed by then too). I have so much more self confidence now. If you want lipo i would say go for it! just make sure you diet and exercise too as it does make a dramatic difference in your results.

3 Months Post-Op

Finally 3 months have passed and i am seeing more results! I have continued my dieting and exercising. I am down to 117 lbs and 32 inches around the largest part of my belly. My bra and underwear are even a little too loose. The jeans i bought a month ago are too big. :( If you are getting lipo definitely wait 3 months minimum before you buy a new wardrobe! My belly is still a little swollen, numb, and lumpy around the belly button which is why it pokes out in the pics. I stopped doing the belly massages a month ago so i should start doing them again. If i lie down on my stomach and rest on my elbows (half cobra pose for you yoga fans) i can feel that stretching/tearing sensation again in my belly so i'm definitely not fully healed yet. Also after years of having a pot belly i finally wore a bikini to the beach!! My belly only pokes out a little now and isn't as bad as it looks in the pics.

I went to my 3 month appointment today. Once again i didn't see the doctor and the appointment was very rushed. They seemed to only want to take pics of me and then rush me out. I was surprised that the woman seeing me didn't know it was my 3 month post-op visit and kept calling it my 1 month. When i asked what my pre-op weight was and if i could keep the pictures that the office took, i was met with some resistance. These post-op visits are very impersonal. All the enthusiasm and motivation they had at the pre-op visits is gone. I feel like once the surgery is done, they don't really care about the patient anymore. If you have any questions or concerns you really have to speak up and be very persistent to be heard. This was my last lipo appointment included in my package. Since everything went well i won't need to go back.

CONCLUSION AT 3 MONTHS:

I am very satisfied with my results. I think the lipo helped contour my body into a nicer shape. The lipo definetely didn't make me lose weight; it just changed my profile into an hourglass shape with a flatter stomach (which is what i was told to expect). From the front i can see the hourglass shape, but from the side you can still see a small round belly. As i lost weight from cardio and dieting i slimmed down into the frame Dr. Chasin made. I wonder if i had lost all this weight before i got lipo, would my stomach be totally flat or my results look more dramatic? There is no way to know now, but i have no regrets! I think Dr. Chasin gave me the results i wanted, but not the experience i wanted.

Provider Review

Physician, Board Certified in Family Medicine
299 E. Northfield Rd., Livingston, New Jersey
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Reflections Center for Skin and Body in Livingston and Martinsville, NJ. CONSULTATION AND PRE-OP: PROS: So far i have meet Dr. Mitchell Chasin and his staff twice, once at the free lipo consultation and once at the pre-op visit. I love him and his staff. The offices in Livingston and Martinsville look like a spa getaway; i never once felt like i was in a scary doctor's office. Everyone is friendly, professional, and take the time to answer all your questions. No one rushes you and no unrealistic promises are made. His staff go the extra mile to take care of you and are always accessible if you need to change appointment times. They were accommodating to both my mother and myself during the pre-op visit and were able to satisfy all of our inquiries and the craziness that comes with a mother/daughter doctor visit. CONS: The only negative thing i can say about my experience so far was that the front desk secretary loudly announced the amount she was charging to my credit card out so everyone could hear, including my mother. I think finances should be kept private and the bill clearly stated the amount i was paying so i'm a little upset. She may have been legally required to verbally confirm the amount or didn't realize how loud she spoke, i don't know. POST-OP UPDATE: Pros: Dr. Chasin was very thorough during my liposuction and he listened to my concerns while he worked. He talked to me throughout the procedure and took the extra time needed to make sure my lipo was perfect even though it may have made him late for his next appointment. Cons: After my lipo i was escorted to a patient room to rest, but was left alone for some time. I felt very nauseous and weak. I don't think a patient should be left alone directly after surgery and i had a hard time finding someone to assist me as the next patient was already with Dr. Chasin in the lipo room. Also during my surgery Dr. Chasin admitted he knew beforehand that i had dense fat and my procedure wouldn't involve laser lipo. I didn't know i would be receiving a different technique involving vibrations to break up fat. I felt the procedure was very painful and i should have been informed beforehand and also given better numbing during the procedure. I wouldn't go through with this procedure again. Also on the day of my surgery i was informed that they didn't have the compression garment in my size, the music was broken so i couldn't listen to the music of my choice, and they threw away my fat without showing it to me or letting me take a pic. I had to ask an assistant to take it out of the trash for me. I felt a little mislead as to what my surgical experience was going to be like. I was told to expect pleasant music, plenty of numbing solution, a fat melting laser, to watch the fat being sucked out of me into a container painlessly, and someone to be with me every step of the way. Instead i found myself holding someone's hand while i moaned in pain during the lipo. I will have to see if this was all worth it before i rate Dr. Chasin. CONCLUSION AT 3 MONTHS: I am very satisfied with my results. I think the lipo helped contour my body into a nicer shape. The lipo definetely didn't make me lose weight; it just changed my profile into an hourglass shape with a flatter stomach (which is what i was told to expect). From the front i can see the hourglass shape, but from the side you can still see a small round belly. As i lost weight from cardio and dieting i slimmed down into the frame Dr. Chasin made. I wonder if i had lost all this weight before i got lipo, would my stomach be totally flat or my results look more dramatic? There is no way to know now, but i have no regrets! I think Dr. Chasin gave me the results i wanted, but not the experience i wanted. Customer service was definitely lacking.