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Nervously Excited. Miami, FL

UPDATED FROM BarbieBbl77
5 months post

"Revision" reduced price for mini tummy tuck same as price for full tummy tuck No discount

WORTH IT$4,500
I can't believe that there is no discount for a revision at Spectrum Aesthetics. I was told it would cost $3400 to fix the uneven liposuction caused during my bbl ... Method of fixing it... A mini tummy tuck!! I was told I was getting a reduced price :(

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Mel T. Ortega, MD

Mel T. Ortega, MD

Board Certified Plastic Surgeon

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I would ask for a supervisor!!
Ask for a revision just on the lipo & see what they quote u then. I read a review about a revision with Dr Ortega. Thats how I ended up contacting him for the revision rate & process.
I asked Dr. Ortega what the revision rate was and he told me to contact Liz and she would give me a revision rate - she quoted full price... I really think she works on commission
Hey babe they do work on commission, one of the girls that was helping me told me that the reason you get so many texts/emails from so many coordinators is because they are in competition with each other. I was VERY surprised to hear here say that, I'm sure they're not supposed to go around telling people that but I asked why a new girl was contacting me constantly and that's when she said why :(
UPDATED FROM BarbieBbl77
5 months post

VERY Unhappy-Almost 6 months after BBL with Dr. Ortega

I still have a nice booty but the indention in my stomach from to much liposuction in one spot is worse than ever! It took over a week to get a phone call from Dr. Ortega regarding a revision of my stomach from this. He advised me that it would take a mini tummy tuck to fix it. He told me that I would get a reduced price because it was a revision from my bbl. Well, when I finally got Liz to quote me a price it was $3400.00! To revise something that occured during my bbl! I looked on the spectrum website and it was $3400 for a full tummy tuck! Where is the discount for the revision? I am almost positive that I read somewhere in all the paperwork I had to sign that a revision would be the cost of the anesthesia and some other small fee... I tend to agree with other posts on RS that these girls work on commission and won't lower the prices if it's thier mistake or not! I am going to continue exercising and hope I can get this to even out some on my own. I am extremely dissapointed in the post surgery care and consideration that is provided by Spectrum Aesthetics as a whole.
Also, I had lymphatic massages twice a week for 3 months and wore the board for three months too. It didn't make a difference.

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I can relate to your situation! I only have 1 dent but I have said all along it was from too much lipo in one area...my dr of coarse isnt saying that he is saying i need a tummy tuck and he told me that before bbl....i disagree..my stomach would have been fine had he lipod correctly! So i understand your frustration...this was suppose to be a one time surgery! Now im faced w having to go thru this all again...Im doing the same as u as well w trying to exercise to get it down but literally one side of my stomach is bigger than the other and the side that is smaller has a dent...UNREAL! Im gonna follow u to keep up with your final decision! Good luck hun!
Thanks, I've gotten opinions from two other doctors - one said I need liposuction and then redeposit the fat in the holes and another said just more liposuction to even it out.
I don't know what to believe. I knew I didn't want a mini tummy tuck- I don't have any loose skin and the more I thought about it the more I didn't want to let someone cut on me and pull my skin tight and my belly button down an inch to fix thier mistake. Plus I would be paying full price for this. I just hope that I can burn off the extra fat that's in the lumpy areas- I have been running daily for 2.5 weeks and have noticed a slight difference- I want to see what I can achieve over a 3 month period and if the two lumps on each side at the bottom will go away or not... I can only hope.
If u end up only needing the liposuction repeated you'll qualify for the reduced rate of $1,000 ~ $1,500
Liz told me it would be $3000 for only the liposuction repeated
Liz told me it would be $3000 for only the liposuction repeated!
The revision rate at Spectrum is 1,500 but that's only if you are having the same procedure repeated. Maybe they meant a return customer discount but I agree that price is not reflecting such.
Um your doctor said you get a discounted price. Find a lawyer to write a letter to the broad who is coordinating your procedure and tell her to suck rocks. It is a correction from their mistake. You should not have to pay for that.
UPDATED FROM BarbieBbl77
25 days post

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Can you post a pic of your stomach post op? Are you happy with dr. Ortega's lipo skills?
On Feb 8th I posted a before and after picture of my stomach.
Ok ty I looked but guess I overlooked
No problem :-)