9333 Genesee Ave, San Diego, CA

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Sono Bello is the leading destination for laser liposuction, facelift procedures and body contouring. Our highly trained, board-certified plastic and facial plastic surgeons specialize in advanced, micro-laser technology, providing customized and truly natural-looking results. Nationwide they have performed over 300,000 body transformation procedures, providing the experience and specialization that deliver truly amazing results. With 80+ Sono Bello® locations situated in major cities across the U.S., getting the spectacular results you’ve been looking for has never been easier.

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  How much does it cost?

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  our cost per treatment area depends on the number of treated areas and patient BMI. We tailor our procedures to your unique body and goals, so the best way to get an accurate price quote is to call and schedule a free consultation. If you are… more

  Social Team, Business Owner3 years ago 1 person found this helpful

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  You can’t remove the loose skin resulting from the procedure?

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  There is something they do to remove the excess skin a lot less scary than a tummy tuck too. I believe it’s called “Lower Abdominal Excess Skin Removal”.

  Andrea B.5 years ago 1 person found this helpful

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• 6/20/2018Updated review

  Now that I’m 3 weeks post-op, I can say the procedure was worth the pain. LOL. I’ve lost 7 pounds and I have a waist! Bruising is almost gone. Still tender but much better. Still wearing my compression garment all day and taking it off when I sleep. Just keep in mind the first week is the most painful.

  6/13/2018Previous review

  Great experience so far. I had my liposuction on my waist and hips 8 days ago. I’m still very sore, bruised and swollen but I can see results. The staff and doctor was amazing. The only thing I would suggest is that you have a realistic view of the pain you will feel post-op for the first 5 days and that it can take up to 6 months to see full results.

• 9/7/2018

  I am extremely satisfied with my results, and with Dr. Chung and his staff. From the moment I walked in to my consultation to my pre-op and surgery. I cannot express how friendly and informative they are. Dr. Chung answered all my questions and concerns, my fears. He gave me great advice even for after my procedure. He is truly and amazing Doctor. I would recommend him and this office to anyone who is thinking about body contour. Dr. Chung has given me-I feel- a second chance with my new look. I Greatly appreciate his skills.

• 7/24/2015

  Scheduled an appt for a sat. Had to reschedule for later in the afternoon, the receptionist didn’t seem to happy. They called me the next day to see if I wanted to come in earlier. Told them I cant. A consultant called me the day before the appt and said they had “double booked me”. And wanted to to reschedule me. I said fine, I can only do Saturdays. She said “well i dont have anything soon,what do u want done?” I said ” my lower abdomen, my baby pouch is my main concern” she said ” if u have loose skin we can’t do anything for that, we only do lipo. You would have to see a plastic surgeon for that”

  How can you say you can’t help me if you haven’t even seen me yet? How can u do an evaluation of my stomach over the phone? COMPLETE waste of time.

• 8/1/2018

  I am very happy with my results i had my surgery five weeks ago and i look amazing my consultant Lyndsey was very helpful every question i had she was there to answer all my questions she’s the best and i want to give a shout to the dr.Desvigne that did my procedure i am so happy the work he did and he’s nurse that was assisting cecilia shes the most wonderful lady she was there holding my hand and thats means they care about there patients and it make me feel very comfortable they are an amazing staff i will definitely go back.

• 6/28/2018

  Had my procedure about 3 weeks ago. I had my upper and lower abdomen, hips and lower back done. Can certainly already see great results. It was way more painful than anticipated. The draining and swelling are intense and was more than I had expected.

  Dr. G is great and did an incredible job. He is very personable and I would recommend him to anyone. Tia was my nurse and she is awesome. She definitely has a gift and is amazing at what she does. The entire time she made me feel so comfortable. Thank you so much Tia!
  The initial consultation wasn’t the best experience, but overall I would recommend sono bello. My one piece of advice, do your research!

• 6/19/2015

  I’ll keep this short as I hate to even talk/type about it…

  Dr Chen did waist, outside thigh, inside thigh and knee areas.
  Long story way short:
  I won’t look at myself in the mirror anymore.
  I have a permanent mark the size of a dime on my butt from the upper thigh.
  The work on the thighs – inside and out and the knees is nothing less than inch wide grooves in the wrong places that only makes it worse than before I walked in. The grooves above the knees (not AT the knees) only serves to accentuate the knee bulge. None of the areas are symmetrical at all. The right one is worse. Made worse possibly by the wrong sized compression garments I was given, and then spent over a month trying to get right… at my expense (non-returnable in 2 cases).
  The inner thighs are the worse. It looks like I had to have some medically necessary work done and lost fat there due to that. It’s lean in the front inside and untouched in the back/inside. freakish.
  I wish I could go back in time and not have paid 6k to get grooves created in the wrong places in my body for life.
  The waist is the only area that came out semi-decent.
  Never go here. I’m embarrassed that I went to the McDonalds of cosmetic surgery centers.
  It seriously looks like an intern practiced for the first time on me..
  Their commercials all have their catch phrase, which now I know to be sarcastic:
  “Thanks Sono Bello” .. yeah .. thanks so much for the expensive disfigurement.

• 7/12/2018

  I had a great experience with the staff and with my procedure. I’m only 1 week post op and I can already see a difference, I will definitely be going back to get to this facility for another procedure.

• 10/1/2017Updated review

  Lipo doesn’t work for everyone. I’m proof of that. I had procedure and nothing changed I ended up gaining more weight. I’m not sure if having a second procedure is a good idea I really would tell people to get second opinion first I spent close to 10k for no result.

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  10/15/2018

  Amy, we appreciate your feedback. We’re disappointed that your experience has not been exceptional. We would like the opportunity to help find a solution. Please contact us at [email protected] at our corporate office, so that we may discuss your experience.

  6/9/2016Previous review

  This place is no good. I had a surgery and they do not guarantee their work. Try someone else. I am one of their customers.

• 11/9/2017

  I previously wrote a scathing review on how my appointment was handled. Much to my surprise, I received a call from the office manager, America. The manner which she handled my issue with a staff member made me revise my opinion and on stand by for another attempt to be consulted with the professional caring attitude we all expect from a successful business practice. Thank you for caring.

• 1/21/2019

  I did my laser lipo with SonoBello in 2017. I had suffered an ectopic pregnancy a couple years before and had gained a lot of weight due to the pregnancy as well as the depression I battled with after the loss of the pregnancy. At the time I was active duty military and needed to shed some weight in order to meet the military’s standards. I had tried everything previously and decided to do the laser lipo. Upon my research SonoBello had some of the best reviews and was one of the most popular and recommended in San Diego. I was convinced of this as well after visiting their office for my consultation. I was quoted $5,000 for target areas of my stomach and back. I was approved for financing through a company they work with called HCC Processing. The entire staff were very nice and welcoming. The facility was very nice and well kept. All in all everything seemed to be perfect. Fast forward. My procedure went good as far as there being no complications. I was told that it was very little down time and that if I did it I wouldn’t have to even miss work however, the procedure is very rough on the body and me personally I struggled. After the healing process was over I did not see any results. After a few weeks I started to notice lumps in my stomach were they took the fat. I thought that by massaging them maybe they would eventually go away. It wasn’t until I had my 3 month follow up that I brought it to the attention of the doctor and he told me that I would have to do the surgery again to get rid of the lumps because it was a matter of the fat not being taken the right way or all the way or whatever. Nonetheless, I did the procedure a second time. After this I was deployed out of state and was unable to return for my follow up appointment but still tried to maintain communication and contact with SonoBello. This didn’t work for long and eventually stopped hearing from them all together. Even after the second attempt at the procedure I still didn’t see results and I still had noticeable lumps in my abdomen area. Those lumps still remain today, almost 3 years later. The finance company that I had to go through again financed me for about $5,000. 3 years later I still have a balance of $4,300. Originally, everything was track with my payments and slowly the payments started to go up and I was falling behind. I had the payments set up on an automatic draft so they were getting the required payment and then suddenly the late fees came. All in all the finance company will end up collecting an additional $11,000 from interest alone off a $5,000 procedure. This whole situation turned into a bad dream and not worth it at all. I do regret it and would not recommend it to anyone.

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  1/22/2019

  Aisha, we appreciate your feedback. We’re disappointed to hear that your experience has not been exceptional. We would like the opportunity to help find a solution. Please contact us at [email protected] at our corporate office, so that we may discuss your experience and results.