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Please Don't Do This to Yourself.

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Had smart lipo 6 months ago and I am so sorry I...

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Had smart lipo 6 months ago and I am so sorry I did this. Please do not do smart lipo unless it is with an experienced and qualified plastic surgeon who has done this procedure.

This doctor (who is not a plastic surgeon) ruined my body image. I can never go naked or wear shorts or short-sleeved clothes ever again. My legs, arms and stomach are uneven and lumpy and I look horrible. I now look like I was born deformed. I want people to know that I look nothing like the after pictures I've seen.

The doctor did not see me for 6 weeks after the procedure and then said to me that she will give me some free massage treatments to correct it. After the massage treatments (done with a machine device) didn't help me, she then gave some lipo ex treatments that did not remedy the problem. I will have to go to a plastic surgeon to hopefully correct what was done to me and spend a lot of money now or never allow anyone to see my body.

Please don't do this procedure unless you know other people who have done this and you can look at their bodies without any clothes on. I am sorry I did this and spent so much money now. I will post pictures shortly to show before and after so you will see too and be warned.

bethsheba's provider

Dr. Barbara Marino, Body Design by Marino

Replies (5)

I truly hate you are unsatisfied with your results. Maybe your results aren’t as bad as you think…we are our worst critic. I also noticed that this has been the common theme on the boards. There is warning after warning encouraging people to seek a trained plastic surgeon to perform your SmartLipo procedure. When I first looked into Smartlipo, I was going to see a retired neuro surgeon who recently started performing Smartlipo in his spa. I decided not to because of warnings like yours. I hope your procedure can be corrected! Good luck and please, please keep us posted!
Thank you so much for this information! I have interviewed 5 Dr's in the San Francisco Bay Area before even considering this procedure (haven't done it yet). All have done 100+ treatments, so they are very experienced, but they all have very different ideas of what my body should and could look like after the procedure. There is one Dr who has done 300 treatments of Smart Lipo that I would never go to! I got a bad feeling from them. Your warning is very important. Do your homework people!!!
i had this procedure done over 1 1/2 ago and I still lament two things, first the entry scars that I have and secondly the waste of money...not to mention I feel discouraged. I had this done in Lincoln, RI the person who did it was the P.A. Physian Assistant. He only did the front of me, didn't explain that the side (love handles) were extra and not included, right there, red sigh a person dealing with you body that is unable to give you a full picture, its about aesthics people. I hate how it came out, big waste and lost sensation in my belly area FOR NOTHING, please think twice.
Wow, this sounds really serious!! While I had SL done by the same doctor, my results are not perfect either, but I definately can not say that I was left deformed. I had my upper and lower abs done, and while I have some lumpiness, I still think that the procedure was worth it (for me at least). I have started the Lipo Ex as a follow up procedure to remedy some of the lumpiness just recently, so i hope that with that it will look better. At this point in my case, I can live with some of the lumpiness, considering that if I would have opted for a tummy tuck, I would have had to live with a long scar. There are no perfect solutions. I hope that you are going to be able to feel better about your results either with time of with a help of another surgeon. I am VERY sorry that your results turned out like this and that they are making you this unhappy!
i hate to say it...but how did you trust some one who is not a certified plastic surgeon?? You absolutley have to do your research... I went to a surgeon that does a lot of very high clientel here in NY...I got the name from my very wealthy friend's mother who had a face lift...And she would ONLY go to the absolute best place... And even though I had to borrow half of the money bc I couldnt afford it I am very happy with how I was taken care of....
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