Botched Liposuction and Renuvion Ruined My Tummy

I was just looking to tighten up a little loose skin in my abdominal area and release my csection scar which was causing some overhang. I've read about Renuvion J Plasma technology for skin tightening and was interested. The dr only did the Renuvion along with liposuction so that is why the Lipo was done. I didn't need my fat removed, I was thin already and I rushed into this procedure without doing any research on Lipo becuse I was focused on the Renuvion skin tightening and the Lipo ruined my stomach. I'm not sure how the Renuvion would have worked on it's own but liposuction ruined my tummy skin. I had a consultation with a reconstructive surgeon and he said that if your looking for skin tightening superficial Lipo (which was what was done on me) will have the opposite affect after fat is removed you are left with more loose skin and all irregularities will show. You would think the surgeon that did this would have known that but it is what it is and I’m suffering for it now. I should have done better research. Anyway, I never gave up over the past 5 1/2 months. I massaged, bought a portable ultrasound and used it daily, I started taking serrapeptase to break up scar tissue and at about 4 months out started pinching and rolling the skin to break up scar tissue. I also started on castor oil packs Daily. I did all of these things religiously every day. It's like I was constantly doing something. I just couldn't give up and I'm glad I didn't. It did smooth out a lot but the bottom wrinkles and a few lumps from uneven fat removal will not go away and the skin is adhered because basically all my fat was removed. I'm having a mini tummy tuck skin only with a surgeon that specializes in reconstructive surgery as well so I'm praying this will fix it. I completely regret this, it changed my whole life and my tummy will never be the same again because all my abdominal wall fat is gone. But I'm hoping and praying for improvement from the mini tummy tuck. I'll post a separate review on that one. It’s so hard to live with regret of this decision when my stomach wasn’t even that bad to begin with :(

Just wanted to post a 6 month update with a close up photo where you can actually see how butchered my stomach is. Surgeon says it needs more time! Ha, it don’t take rocket science to know this shit ain’t gonna get much better, if at all!!! My skins adhered all over cause too much fat removed. But if it makes him feel better ok. All I can say is do extensive research before having anyone operate on you. I so wish I could turn back time. Worst decision of my life. I had a beautiful smooth stomach before this. Too bad I didn’t see that then and had to go through this to be thankful for what I already had. So hard to put this behind me and move on.

I don’t like leaving bad reviews but I truly feel you need to share your experiences with people good or bad so they don’t end up making the same mistake or going through the same thing. Let’s start from the beginning. The consultation went ok but it was just a quick really in and out. I wasn’t really planning on following through with the procedure but the assistant Kelly kept texting me asking if I made a decision so it was always fresh in my mind. I went ahead and booked the surgery. Mind you I was going for skin tightening with Renuvion. Was not looking for fat removal but I was made aware he does Lipo with Renuvion and that made for a smoother appearance. So hey, removing a little fat too, that should be good right? WRONG, not for me anyway as you can see. At the preop I didn’t even see dr Greenberg. It was just his assistant Kelly who handed me paperwork. Read and sign. Which I did, I even signed a paper stating they went over all the risks with me, which they didn’t. I should have asked about that but what could go wrong anyway is what I thought. Very naive. The day of surgery, no body went over anything with me. I was marked up by dr Greenberg which might I add my lower stomach being in red which turned out the worst so I guess red meant more aggressive in that area. It was an awake procedure which was brutal. Would never recommend it. Then I was sent home. Noticed days after even before swelling went down that I was getting adhered wrinkles in my skin and all I could do was wait. And yes time did help some but it would but it would never un-adhere my skin on my lower abdomen. Too much fat was removed, I was already thin to begin with. Every dr I saw afterwards said I was over treated with hardly any abdominal wall fat left. Ok well all I kept hearing is to wait. At post op appointments it was just rushed and all he did was take pictures. At 6 months he told me to wait until 10 months. His solution to fixing my stomach was to go back underneath my skin with the vaser but not suction any fat, that would break scar tissue. I’m not not a surgeon and even I know that would just cause MORE scar tissue. So when asked about tummy tuck he would still would use the vaser to separate the skin for the tummy tuck! Wow no, hell no. I did not want any devise like that back under my skin to ruin it more and I most certainly did not feel comfortable having him operate on me again. I was already so damaged. I asked for even partial refund to make this right and he just blew me off, told me I needed more time 10 months to a year and it I’ll improve. Sorry but I was a paying customer and he literally ruined my stomach. It was a big deal to me. And he cold not even offer a PARTIAL refund to make it right?!?? Nor could he even acknowledge any of this was his fault. I do not recommend going to this surgeon. It was a bad experience all the way around.