/Annots [] Where do I sign up to be apart of the class action lawsuit? Doctor Shideler (of Sacramento Sonobello) started operating on me before the pain medication took effect. /Encoding /WinAnsiEncoding /CropBox [0 0 612 792] In Jan. she made an incision under my right areola and cut out lines of dense tissue. I will wait the time period of when my results are supposed to be completed. I have been trying to get a refund since Nov of 2017. They make me look deformed. /Resources 50 0 R My email is kimberlee92551@yahoo.com. Google the death of the girl in Bellvue who died after a procedure performed at Sono Bello. I dont want to find out. Bait & switch! When I returned to see what they could do about it they had me do some procedure that was supposed to smooth out the lumps and bumps. I did look a little flatter. She told me I weighed too much to have any Liposuction done and would have to lose weight and that each area would be $3, 000 if i did have any done because my BMI was too high. A class-action lawsuit typically ensues when a large percentage of the population qualifies for damages. %PDF-1.4
Please excuse the mispelled words in my post above.I have a remote keyboard and not use to the keys yet. I was honestly treated with respect and diligence in my matter. my belly looks NON-HUMAN! /Type /Pages Sono Bello Reviews & Complaints. (CBS) --A woman received her money back from a cosmetic surgery center following a CBS 2 investigation. My husband and I both signed up. /Last 11 0 R The company left an official comment to this complaint. A lead plaintiff must show the court that all members I would like to sign on to class action suit, will it cover procedures done out of the VA center? I can be reached at tdsmith304@gmail.com. /Type /Page I love it! i feel terribly for all of you. /Title (Blank Page) Wth! Biggest regret of my life and Im super embarrassed for not standing up for myself and being more aggressive in saying no to the surgery. I have made recordings of my conversations prior to 2nd post op. My email is kycxpx@yahoo.com /Contents [67 0 R 68 0 R 69 0 R] She said, "NO" She got mad. I wont even leave my home, Im too embarrassed , I just had my procedure on the 22nd and I'm feeling like I just gave them 9000 for pain and suffering that I have endured this week alone on my to look the same as I did the da I went in, I'm so sad and would love to join this lawsuit my email is nakisharodarte@gmail.com. My email is monaabdel@yahoo.com For more than 15 years we have helped nearly 50000 customers resolve their issues and will never stop striving to ensure further improvements on our platform for a better communication between companies and customers. Horrific experience. I've had 2 surgeries - the second to make up for no results of the first. /CropBox [0 0 612 792] Esteppe v. Body Sculpt International, LLC et al - 1:16-cv-04407-AT /Parent 13 0 R Scary when I think about it now. Pissed, she said, "fine, I will redo your procedure", Picked up my file and left. This will surely increase the credibility of your complaint. /Count 10 I am also considering a lawsuit! They would not refund the fee for the other 2 procedures so I had to take it in the venus treatment. I am upset and feels like I've been taken for granted. I have had similar issues with the Sono Bello in La Jolla. I also went to the Sacramento office too, but I was given the run around for six months. /Resources 62 0 R I also had to skin removal where I have so much deformity that I feel like somebody needs to help me and fix it so I had my surgery during the time of Covid, which was unfortunate because I had two of the liposuction liposuction that I had paid for, were supposed to be Laser and burn , and instead I had Laser and burn the first surgery and on the second house he didnt use the laser and burn like he was supposed to. He didnt get as much fat out as needed, because they couldnt provide pain management? I would definitely like to participate in a class action lawsuit against Sonobello if anyone knows of one already filed please share the information or if someone knows how to start a class action lawsuit please reply and I will be happy to do what needs to be done to start one. Don't let Sono Bello touch you. endobj You saved me from a visit and I have already been ripped off by another one of those med spas. << You did everything you were supposed to do and you had an outside doctor also evaluate what was happening. So, where do we start to place the complaint? /Type /Page I have disputed the charge with Care Credit and no resolution - was told by someone in the practice I would receive a refund. THEY LEFT ME DEFORMED~! WebApple has agreed to pay $50 million to settle a lawsuit claiming that 2015-2019 versions of the MacBook laptop were sold with defective keyboards. A civil lawsuit (also known as a civil action) is a case involving a legal dispute between two or more parties. Doctors should be seen first and be 100% honest with the patient before a sales rep is even involved. He rushed through and just made a mess. /Rotate 0 You have all your proof and you have proof of everything. /Type /Page When the doctor moved to my lower abs, I felt excruciating pain and told her so she could numb the area. I couldn't stop screaming and crying the pain was intense I felt like I was getting cutting alive. endobj They had told me that I would need to see a doctor but I supposed that they would schedule that before my first procedure. After the swelling went down and I completed the Venus (velashape) treatments my legs only looked worse. We keep you informed about ongoing and potential lawsuits so that you can hold companies accountable for negligence. Worse decision in my life to go to SonoBello. Everything written here, negative, about Sono Bello is true! SonoBello is the biggest rip off ever. /Type /Page 34 0 obj and removed the extra skin--NOT! 18 0 obj I yelled at Doctor Shideler to stop. They to scheduled my pre-op 3 days prior to surgery. Also, during the 2nd surgery I evidentally was not given enough pain medication because I felt the severe stabbing pain of the instrument plunging into my thighs and was sedated enough to where all I could do was moan and groan. I'm very serious about joining you in this lawsuit. Not just for yourself (although you certainly have very right to), but also for other unsuspecting people who can't find this kind of information on the website or BBB. << /CropBox [0 0 612 792] I had a low BMI I met with Dr Pittman- Waller. Peers at work would stop me to see what was wrong with my chest. I'm going to look into filing a class lawsuit. But Doctor Alter actually told me I was doing good cause a man he had the week before was SCREEMING the whole time, WOW! I just noticed how many typos were in my complaint. I didn't meet with a sales rep for my initial consultation, I met with the actual surgeon who is doing the work. /StructParents 4 /Parent 12 0 R I lost $6, 000. Reliable doctors does their surgery in a hospital surgicenters. He also said that it was an awful job and sent me to ARA for a sonogram and Xrays. /Annots [] Share your photos and videos with others to prove the truth of your words. I had Lipo on my abdomen. It cost $35 to become a preferred member but you get 25% off of every order. I told the Dr I was unhappy with results 3 times! /Parent 12 0 R She said I had to do 3 areas for that but I have 3 areas I could have done so that wasn't a problem. Im sorry! I had the same situation. I have scar tissue now. So this is what you do to people everyday, TORTURE THEM? /DA (/Helv 0 Tf 0 g ) Always be skeptical about high pressure sales. It's not the individual clinics, but the corporation that is the problem. I'm guessing your process works for some people. All I see is a little of the skin tightening which was supposed to happen.I was told I should see more results in the next 2 or 3 months. I had consultation done on Tuesday - signed up for procedure to be done on Thursday. I recall very clearly the nurse asking him if he needed it. I met with Bailey. Stumped her again. endobj << /Tabs /S Due to medical reasons I have not been able to get the surgery so I called and said I wanted to cancel and they said they will cancel but want to keep 2000 out of the 5000 I gave down. No materials from this website may be copied, reproduced, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any way. My surgeon started operating on me before the medication could start working, . I too have had a bad Sono Bello experience. / CBS Chicago. /ITXT (2.1.7) /Resources 82 0 R << It has been around for more than 30 years and has helped millions of people lose weight and maintain their new weight for decades! I also went to Sacramento, but I was given the run around for six months. They are totally unprofessional and unsafe. /Names 5 0 R /Count 15 WebInternational, LLC and Body Sculpt of Atlanta, LLC, both doing business as Sono Bello, reside in this District and because a substantialpart of the events giving rise to the claims I paid for my tummy, waist, upper & lower thighs, knees, back bra roll. The company left an official comment to this complaint. I have started sharing my experience and telling anyone I hear mention it not to sign anything until they have at least seen one or two other surgeons. I've seen one complaint at the BBB site, please go complain and let other know. This will surely increase the credibility of your complaint. 29 0 obj Pitiful /Parent 12 0 R I was confused because it seem like I still had considerable fat on my chest and abs left. I never called him back as I am getting the run around. Man those complaints are downright scary. I have dents going down my side and a lumpy appearance. /ArtBox [0 0 612 792] I am now longer hiding this failure from people I know. But they keep trying to get me to have this surgery that i do not WANT! (I'm gay. /Count 2 I then called back on that next monday, the day after sunday and confirmed my cancelation with amanda and gave her my cc# to refund my card, she assured me there would be no problems. << My tummy was bumpy, because not enough fat was taken out, my stretch marks got worse, and among other things I have an embarrassing patch of loose skin right above my bikini area. Sonobello Class Action Lawsuit. >> The Almonte Center For Facial Cosmetic Surgery. >> After the procedure, the cut was there (hip to hip) but no puncture wounds from the lipo. My husband and I both signed up. I highly recommend other people claiming unfavorable issues do the same. I felt and remember the whole thing. After reading these comments and com paints I decided I will live with what I got and be thankful! The more emails we get, the better chance we have for a class action lawsuit against Sono Bello! They are horrid. /Annots [] The office manager told me that I ws a great candidate and that after the procedure, how skinny I will be.well I still have rolls of fat on my waist/hip area.I pid to hve my hips /waist done as well, and from the looks of it already its clear to me that I will still be fat.I know tht its only five days after the procedure but things rent looking good.i pln on contacting mt lawyer and possibly starting a class ction lawsuit.Money ois hard to come by and I basiclly paid for nothing. Winston Salem NC location, i been trying to get refund. /Parent 12 0 R Second, a refund. /Contents [79 0 R 80 0 R 81 0 R] /Helv 18 0 R While, lying about the procedure and scheduling it within 3 days out to purposely claim it can't be canceled is a deceiving business practice. /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 612 792] All I wanted was to lose some of what I gained during Covid. /BaseFont /Courier The customer service is atrocious. I wish I had fought harder for a refund instead of allowing them to push me into the surgery. All the nurse did was give me a stress ball to squeeze and I ended up throwing it cause I was so mad. >> Months later, no better. What was different now? >> I cant even wear shorts like I use to because Im soo self conscious about how my legs look. They are supposed to help people but they are making things worse and should be stopped before they kill someone. With love, /Type /Catalog /Parent 14 0 R I really - REALLY meed to talk to you - did you get an attorney - I need to know how that went. I am sorry to hear about your experiences with Sono Bello. /Contents [40 0 R 104 0 R 105 0 R] Im in Atlanta also and spent almost 13, 000 and please contact me twp41762@gmail.com. I still had a very smooth look on my stomach that if I couldve lost weight and the stretching wouldve went down, it wouldve looked beautiful search unfortunate that I dont understand why my stomach looks the way it does as if I have mountains in my stomach.!? Not to mention that a kindergarden student would have done better than Dr. Whitaker in Atlanta! << /A 20 0 R /Tabs /S Let's begin the Consumer Protection Report Today, Call me and I will add you to the form. I am 2 months post op and the hips are good but the thighs are still bad and the side is better on one side but the other side I dont even think was touched. Sono Bello is awful. Also you can go to "people claim.com" and file your complaints and asked to be reimbursed and compensated for your damages and injury. /Name /Cour endobj /Oslash /Ugrave /Uacute /Ucircumflex /Udieresis /Yacute /Thorn /germandbls /agrave /aacute Sono Bello is awful. I feel there is a lot of customers who are disatisfied with the way sonobello conducts business, so I won't have a hard time getting more people on the ban waggon if I have to take it there. I am 5 days post to having my full abdomen done at Sono Bello in Beverly Hills. Sono Bello claims to offer highly advanced and customized body contouring services that help to remove unwanted fat, more so, stubborn fat using the above procedures. << I could feel EVERYTHING. << OF YOU DO! I NEVERhave any mail problems. I scheduled four areas, but after the 2 areas in the abdomen, the doctor put the equipment down and walked away. 3 0 obj The nurse asked me if I wanted to schedule another appointment. Same thing happened to me. The lady who answered the phone quickly canceled the appointment but didnt give me the chance to ask about my refund. Everyone says it looks awful. Totally rude office manager. The results are less than anticipated, too. Im watching an infomercial right now and have been considering. Scary when I think about it now. Nicole Wildenhain paid Sono Bello almost $10,000 in This company needs [censored] down Or change! But, it should NOT be a sales person making determinations of what is best before even seeing a surgeon. and im SURE there is a lawyer/lawyers out there willing to do this for payment after lawsuit. More importantly, they jumped the gun requesting that I sign a Release and Settlement agreement before my legs have even been fixed. >> . /odieresis /divide /oslash /ugrave /uacute /ucircumflex /udieresis /yacute /thorn /ydieresis] I will join that class action suit with you. First I was offered some free Venus treatments, but also "sold" on $1000 more in treatments to reduce the lumping and wrinkly skin. Then the consultant/salesperson shot down all the additional areas I was interested in and told me I should do my waist and my outer thighs because it would make for a better symetrical outcome. /Rotate 0 /Adieresis /Aring /AE /Ccedilla /Egrave /Eacute /Ecircumflex /Edieresis /Igrave /Iacute Thanks Ladies. They didn't have an opening until2 weeks later for me to come in for my first treatment. They told me they needed a letter from my Dr based on my excuse. /S /GoTo AFTER THE PROCEDURE I HAD IKE THESE HUGE BALL LIKE THINGS IN MY STOMACH THAT WERE KNOCKING IN TO EACH OTHER AND ROAMING AROUND ON MY INSIDES. How this doctor is allow to do a surgery with the client screaming and crying to the whole procedure because is feeling everything is being done through her body. endobj I lost 30 pounds before deciding on the procedure to firm up my middle, and my middle is still not firmed up. /Parent 13 0 R /Contents [83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R] This resulted in SonoBello paying $1.8 million to settle the lawsuit. << There has to be something we can do to make it known even if no money back maybe we can help others that dont fall in their trap. /Subtype /Type1 Dont even get me started on the pain! I am getting the run around for my refund Sono Bello is accredited by the Better Business Bureau and the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care, Inc. Scroll below for one of the best products weve seen over the last year. Sono Bello lipo claims to be Americas #1 cosmetic surgery specialist, but so do procedures like Venus Legacy that dont require an anesthetic. The Doctor kept saying my stomach was swollen and eventually the swelling with go away. Share your photos and videos with others to prove the truth of your words. /Type /Page This has affected every aspect of our life, and I am so embarrassed and ashamed of how I look now. That doesn't even include the mental harm he did. I asked why they don't have that on the web. /Parent 3 0 R My inner thighs are discolored. Please DO NOT add attachments that contain your or other peoples personal information, if you dont want it to be visible to the public. And always check out the online reviews of the clinic or Doctor before making a decision. 25 0 obj /Length 382 They took pictures in the beginning and in the end. /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] The wrongful-death lawsuit, against Sono Bello Body Contour Center - part of a national chain - was settled last month for $1.8 million. Let me know, I'm IN. Your patients need to come first and the money will follow. Regards, very sad and angry. /Type /Encoding You are also very well spoken. << I have a website - Goherbalife.com/cateobrien. I decided I didn't want the procedure during my pre-op visit. Another waste of money as far as I'm concerned. ***. I am very willing and will be exploring attorneys. She reassured me that she would get rid of my boobies, fat on my lower and upper abs. I have not spoken to one kind person. Stay away. 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