Sono Bello Reviews - Is It Really Effective?

I went in for a neck lift, and I now have wrinkles under my neck, which I didn't have pre-op, because of poor post-op care. They mutilated my right ear, and there is a big hole where the drain tube was and dislodged suture that ended up down the right side of my neck. The doctor forgot to numb my chin when he started with his scalpel, and I was thrashing on the table.

I was told there is a two weeks recovery, but it took me four weeks before I could go out in public. I had to insist on seeing the doctor one week post-op. Dr. Lyons was very rude post-op and eventually apologized while explaining to me how "toxic" his staff was.

My experience was horrible. I tried to file a complaint with the corporate office, but it went unheard. It is now $6,000 and one year later, and I have so many wrinkles on my neck that you can't tell anything was done.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I had my arms and my stomach done. While in the procedure, the doctor yelled in my face because I was in pain from him cutting my arm without letting the medicine that would numb my body kick in. He was rough and in a rush, sticking the fat cutter in my stomach and arms very hard.

After I was given pain medication, I was told that I will be in pain for four days and I will be swelled for four days as well. It has been two weeks, and I'm still in the same pain as when I first got the procedure done. I went back for my one week review or check up and I asked for more pain medication. I was treated like an addict. They gave me some cream to put on my arms and stomach and on the box it said to use 24 hours after the procedure is done, but it's been a whole week. It's for swelling and bruising. I asked them why didn't they offer this to me in the beginning, and they said it wasn't in my package (my $8,000 package). They got an attitude with me and got me out of their facility fast.

I paid $8,000 and I was not able to get what I asked for, and I still don't know. I was still in pain. They do not care about you; they only care about the money. Once they get the money, they just dispose of you. You're nothing. I wouldn't recommend that my dog to go to this place. They tell you lie, after lie, after lie, to get you to get the procedure for them to get your money. Whatever they tell you is not the truth. It's a lie.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Oh my god, where do I start? I was so anxious to get this procedure done that I didn't check the reviews. Do not come here. I did my procedure in March 2017 and paid over $5000 for three areas and my stomach is uneven and still big. I'm so disappointed in them because they make it sound so good that you will have the results you want, but that's not true. My last visit was in November and they pretty much said they can't do anything for me. They do not stand by the so-called warranty they have.

This place should be shut down. I give them zero stars.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I am only giving two stars because of after care. I don't want people to know I had surgery but I would like to share my experience. I had my back done over a year ago now, and I have had ONE follow up appointment and the nurse didn't even know what surgery I had done. I paid in cash, and I firmly believe that's the reason why my experience was not as attentive as a client, that's how they made me feel. My body suit didn't fit my body type as in when my butt moved the compressor would roll up, so after much back and forth, they sent another out after a couple of weeks that still didn't cover all the areas done and didn't fit my frame.

Recently, because after one year you can see most results completed, they said that well, there are some lumps in my back, and it's lop-sided, simple things I just wanted them to consult me on. After two weeks of phone tag, they have my email, my phone, emergency contact, yet still can't reach me after a year to schedule a follow up after my surgery. That's my experience to date, and my doctor and nurse were amazing though, absolutely amazing.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I've read a lot of reviews and was very nervous to get this procedure done. My girlfriend and I decided to do this together after seeing a commercial. Summer is right around the corner, and I wanted to get rid of my stubborn love handles and get my arms done! I was really excited to have great results.

It's been a little over a month now (they say it can take up to three to fully see results, but I don't buy that), and I look no different. My love handles are still there, and arms haven't changed. When the nurse brought my before and after pictures, and we both didn't know which ones were before or after until we saw the date.

I am 5'9'', 150 pounds, and if you're a skinnier person who wants stubborn fat taken care of, I do not recommend this procedure at all. Just go to the gym and keep the $5k in your pocket.

The staff was amazing, I have to say, but I am really disappointed with the outcome.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

On November 15th, 2017 I went into Sono Bello for an upper and lower eyelid lift. It is now January, and I have a huge lump in the corner of my right eye and a scar that has such uneven skin that it literally has a shelf of skin sticking out. Makeup makes it look worse. The scar on the other eye is at least flat, but it looks like they drew it with an etch-a-sketch.

I have called to Sono Bello office, they just smile and tell me to wait six months, as if time will suddenly make the skin go flat again and the scar go away (not likely). I tried to contact the main office in Seattle, and they won't even call me back. There is no interest in my problem at all, now that they have my nearly $5K.

During the surgery, the doctor was flippant and acted like they were doing me a favor. I was leaving the surgical suite and she was sitting in the hall texting. I guess I just inconvenienced her day. When I left, I had blood running down my face, and they did not even try to clean me up. It was like I went to a foreign country or something. My first visit was high-pressure sales. I can only compare it to a timeshare presentation.

AVOID these quacks and hacks! They deserve NO stars!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

First, I would like to say, I am not a rookie to surgery. In 2006 I had a Lifestyle Lift. In 2008 I was diagnosed with cancer of the uterus having multiple surgeries, PET Scans. September 2015 I was diagnosed with lung cancer. After multiple Bronchoscopy's, biopsy of lung then left upper lung lobectomy I was cancer free.

Wanting to improve my appearance I decided on a Lift by SonoBello. The recovery was worse than anything I had experienced. After the recovery, I was not happy with the results. Sono Bello tried to resolve the issue of my droopy cheeks by doing a fat transfer for plumping my cheeks. The fat transfer ended up leaving me with droopy jowls instead of plump cheeks. This actually defeated the lift results. Upon visiting for my final checkup, I was told we could resolve the issue by injections to lift the cheeks. There just seems to be little consideration with how happy you are with the results from the surgeon.

If you have concerns or displeased with the results, they seem to sluff it off as your imagination, that you look really good. You feel you have done a drive thru the procedure. The nurse and staff are very nice. There needs to be more time spent with the surgeon to make sure you are on the same page for results. A reputable surgeon will be more attentive to your results and cost is the same.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

This company should be shut down! They are trained thieves who care about one thing: STEALING YOUR MONEY. The people that work here are untrained salesmen with no medical background and have no business being in a medical office. The turn over is incredible, and you will see a new face everytime you go in. Do yourself a favor and stay away. I canceled my procedure after reading all the reviews and seeing pictures of botched procedures.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Two years after surgery I have huge holes in my legs at incision sites. All three spots on each leg are deep holes. I never lost a pound, and now my legs look deformed thanks to Sono Bello. They told me in a year I would notice a difference. It has been two and I never wear shorts or bathing suits. I’m 5'7" and I weighed 140 when the procedure was done and weighed the exact same weeks after. Run from this place. I paid well over $5k for them to ruin my legs.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

Barbie doll sales person consult, with hugs on the way out. She got her sale based on HIGH emotion!

I was told of small incisions for the numbing liquid to be pumped into my body, then it "melts" your fat and is removed. NOT!

I don't know where to start.

Friday, April 28th. Last appt of the day. I got prepped. I took the drugs but the procedure ahead of me was taking longer. So I walked into the procedure room like a normal, no drug on board person. I laid down, and the hell began. I have night terrors now of the doctor standing over me with an 18-inch steel rod raping and ramming it into my body. It's a VERY violent procedure. At one point I said I couldn't breathe, it hurt so bad! Never once did he give me a moment to catch my breath. The torture continued.

THEN the aftermath. My friend and my daughter were witnesses to the BLOOD. It is NOT oozing of pink tinged numbing fluid like the brochures say. There was a steady stream of blood at 7 pm, 8 pm, 10 pm, and 3 am from my belly button incision and abdomen incisions. Blood running down my body. My daughter said it looked like a murder took place in our home.

I was to have one more area done that he could not do on the first surgery. I called the Barbie doll consultant and told her about the horror that I had endured and that I would not be having the final area done. She said she'd talk to the practice manager and get back to me. Multiple calls and messages by me since, and she has not called me back.

This is an evil, money-hungry company, with rain-washed cult employees!

Oh, by the way, three weeks out, I have hard knots in my stomach and painful lumps everywhere. I did not even describe the BLACK bruises of my stomach and pubic area. Crazy pain. Hope and pray the hard knots go away.

Stupid, stupid, stupid decision!

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I am with a lot of the others on being unhappy with results. I had my stomach, upper and lower abs and waist done, paid over $5,000, was told I would get decent drugs for the procedure, but what they gave me was stuff I take on a regular basis, so it didn't do much.

The procedure was more painful than I was told, the aftermath was way worse, the pain meds they have me were a joke, I took a lot longer to get over surgery than what I was told, and now to my disappointment, my stomach is almost exactly where it was before I had it done. I had it done in November of 2016, and it's been well over six months. In the beginning, about two or three months in, it looked better than it had, but it didn't last. My measurements are hardly any different than when I went in the first time, my weight is no different, and I still have uncomfortable lumps in several areas. I was told that once they suck so much fat out of that area, you could not get as big as you once were there again. It's not true.

I am a single mom, so it took a lot for me to have that kind of money to pretty much throw away. I have back problems so I can't do a lot of exercises, which is why I went this route, but I am not at all satisfied with my experience. I hope they want to help me somehow with making things at least halfway right.

Bottom Line: No, I would not recommend this to a friend