Sono Bello Reviews - Is It Really Effective?

I went to Sono Bello on August 3rd, 2017. I told them my medical history, and they need papers from my doctors. They told me to contact my doctor, they told me one thing and told my doctor another. My doctor finally sent a fax, but they said they couldn't use it. My surgery was for August 26, 2017 (this past Saturday) but it didn't happen. I put money down, over $6,000 credit, and now they canceled on me and now they don't want to give me my deposit back.

They keep telling me they are busy. Veronica or Robin will call me back, but I got nothing. I talked to Jasmine on Friday, the day before surgery. She said they had to cancel my surgery. I was supposed to do love handles and lower and upper abs.

I don't think this place should be open. I lost my deposit but I will find a better place to go to. This is the worst place to go. Please take my advice. I wish I would have read the reviews about Sono Bello before I went. Yeah, these people are so nice at first, but then when the doctor says no, they don't want to give me my deposit. Lesson learned. I hope you don't pay them like I did. These people are the devil, these people tell you lies. I only saw the doctor at the appointment for only five minutes. I wish I never, ever went to Sono Bello in Dallas. Worst place ever!

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

When you first go here, you speak to a sales person, not a medical personal or anyone who knows anything about the outcomes. I spent about $12,000.00 here, which was a big waste. I was told visit after visit that I was still swollen and it would get better.

After about three months I demanded to see a doctor (which is almost impossible). I received an appointment with one, and I called to follow up to ensure I still had an appointment with this doctor. I was told she was busy and I could not see her. I called again and again and finally got in with the doctor (mind you, I was told "you can see why he is no longer with us").

I got in to see the doctor, she sat down, her elbows on her knees, hands on her chin, and she sat there shaking her head back and forth. She said I needed more lipo and corrected, you can tell spots were not done, and lines put in were not right. This doctor wanted me to see another doctor there stating he would be better at correcting this. When I went to this appointment, I was told he would not fix it as I still would not be happy. I was told by Sono Bello if I paid another 3,600.00 they would redo everything. The lady in charge of the office talked the first doctor into approving one spot. I was so devastated, I canceled the appointment.

One spot I would still be a mess. One visit I was there the staff was talking in the hallway, there was a customer who had a rash on their face after a procedure, they were told to tell the customer that it was rosacea as they were a good candidate for this. It took me two years to show my husband the shape I am in, and the second doctor there even told me if I lost weight it would only look worse.

I will not be able to fix what they did since financially it is not feasible. Please save yourself the pain I see every day. Save a little more and go to a good place.

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

I was botched and the Office Manager was supposed to contact me since February 2017. I called several times, but she never returned my calls. The muscle on my right thigh cannot be repaired, and now I have one thigh larger than the other. This is just one of the damages I could not fix. Now I am going to have my attorney go after them for damages.

The last doctor I saw treated me as though I was in the wrong, but he confirmed that my botched could not be fixed. However, I needed to meet with the Office Manager.

I gave 1 star because I had to rate.

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

I wanted my batwings (under arm flab) reduced. I met Veronica who gave me the appropriate (or so I thought) program for what I needed and I had to sign paperwork right there and then. Of course, who reads paperwork straight away when paper and pen are shoved in front of you? Veronica talked so much and so fast that I was in a daze.

I was at the point of having half of my procedure carried out, and I noticed absolutely nothing had changed. So I asked to speak to someone about it. I spoke with the manager and explained the situation to her, and she asked me how much of the flab was I expecting to lose. I told her I would like half of it gone but was actually thinking I would like a little more than that. She told me that they could never get rid of half. And because she was not present when the conversation happened between me and Veronica, she would have to speak with Veronica, and she would get back with me that day.

Three days later I had heard nothing. So I called back and had to leave a message for her. Finally, she called and told me that Veronica had said that I had mentioned nothing to her about getting rid of flab under my arms! That's the reason I went to Sono Bello in the first place! Veronica told the manager to tell me that I should complete the other half of the treatment then go to a gym and lift weights. What a nerve.

I paid $2500 and received nothing in return. I tried getting my money back through my credit card, but Sono Bello's contract says they do not give refunds so BEWARE of this disreputable company who seem to have a bunch of negative reviews.

P.S. I don't know why I was forced to give them a "1-star" rating, but I had to. I give them a zero rating.

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

I was charged over $11K/$1600.00+ per area for my procedure. This included the Tri-Sculp Lipo of my midsection. I had my procedure done in August 2017. My weight hasn't changed, I never got below 4 lbs of my original weight, and I am now back up to 170 lbs. I diet and exercise, and I still look like I am 7 months pregnant.

The sales girl in the Utah office told me that Dr. Miller would be removing 80% of the fat cells around my midsection with the Tri-Sculp Liposuction. Dr. Miller didn't do this. In fact, other than a large scar across my pubic area, and the pits along my stomach area, I really don't know what he did. However, Dr. Miller did do an unauthorized procedure on my belly button.

By the way, I wouldn't give them even half a star rating.

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 had surgery a year ago in March. Upper and lower stomach and waist smart lipo procedure. Whereas the surgery itself went well, the recovery from this was horrific, and I ended up in the hospital because my whole abdomen became massively inflamed and infected because the massive amounts of saline they inject in you did not completely drain out because my incisions started to heal over before all the drainage exited my body. I had to have all my incisions reopened and literally forcibly with his hands pushed out the bloody fluid out of my incisions, spuing into buckets and plenty of cotton bandaging to boot. The nurse assisting kept saying "oh my god, you poor girl!"

To say this was was painful is a complete understatement! I was hysterically screaming and crying from the incredible pain. My whole abdominal area and waist were black and purple from this blockage. I was told by the hospital's surgeon that the Sono Bello surgeon came dangerously close to piercing my main abdominal cavity with the liposuction tool, which would cause death.

All in all, I certainly would not recommend this type of procedure without sewing in drains so that all the fluid is expelled within a few days not months. Just a horrible experience in all. It literally took six months and lots of antibiotics/piano killers until the bruising and pain to be gone. It has taken a year to see the real results, but now I have to have a tummy tuck from the loose skin left over. I am pretty much hesitant to do this since the last surgery went so badly.

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

I spent $3,400, and it did absolutely nothing. Don’t waste your money on it. I wish I would never have had it done. I have had issues with my stomach ever since. It does not work. Money I could have spent going to a health clinic to help me lose. I can’t believe how much of a scam this is.

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

I went to get lipo and was not happy with results. I had my checkups and they took pictures. I went another time and spoke to the doctor that did the procedure and I explained to him that I was not happy with the results I also had a laceration which he said could be from the girdle, so I asked him to put some Kenalog, which he did. Then I receive a one-time Venus treatment, and they said if I wanted this to help, it would cost another $2,000 and something, which I said "no" to.

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