I strongly recommend doing thorough research before trusting this provider with cosmetic…read moreprocedures.
I had liposuction done by Robert Milanes in June 2025 and unfortunately, I have zero results from the procedure.
He was advertising a special for $5,000 for two areas, which sounded like a great deal at the time. Looking back, it should have been a red flag. I have had liposuction three times over the last 15 years, and each time I saw noticeable results 30 days or less. With this procedure, there has been no visible change at all, not even any weight loss. When I mentioned to him my weight has not changed, he responded saying it will not, another red flag given lipo removes fat why wouldn't your weight change? Another red flag.
The follow-up care was also extremely disappointing. I only had one two-week follow-up appointment. During that visit he looked at the marks the compression garment left on my shoulders because it was too tight. He examined my body without the garment on but only to do a complimentary laser treatment under my arms. When I asked when I should return for another follow-up appointment, I was told December, which would have been 6 months after the procedure. In the past I had follow up appointments for 2 weeks, 4 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6months, 9 months and 1 year at no additional charge and touch ups were made if needed.
Another red flag was the amount of blood that was in the collection container and very little fat was visible. I am happy I did take pictures of that.
At the time I was having pain and swelling in my knee. I had an appointment with my Orthopedic doctor 2 days later, Dr. Milanes offered to drain the fluid off my knee but made a comment about billing my insurance. Due to the amount of pain I was experiencing I agreed, after attempting a few times he was not able to obtain any fluid from my knee, when I went to my appointment 2 days later, he drained 30ccd of fluid with ease from my knee. Also Dr. Milanes mentioned he would send medication to my pharmacist to help with my knee pain, that never happened. I called the next day and the receptionist said she would put it at the top of his "To Do" list, which was something I heard before when leaving messages for him.
It was at that moment I started paying attention to those red flags more and told myself he does not have a clue what he is doing. There is no way I should not have lost 5lbs at the least.
He offered a skin treatment on my face, when I saw him googling medications and treatments, he even allowed me to take a photo of the company he orders from it was a huge red flag. He mentioned his wife was my complexion, letting me know he was not knowledgeable in that area.
My previous doctors specialized in only a few procedures versus Dr. Milanes offered a wide range of services prohibiting him from being well diverse in any particular area unfortunately.
I have sent emails explaining that I am not seeing any results as well as asking about the dark marks left where the injections were done and possible skin-lightening options. I have never received a response.
I will say he comes across as a nice person, but as others have mentioned in their reviews, communication seems to stop once the payment has been made.
His office assistant emailed or texted offering another service to me, I responded that I wanted to see the results of this service first. I never received another response from his office, hmmmm I wonder why.
Looking back, there were several things during my consultation that should have made me trust my instincts. During our conversation he explained that he works in the emergency department at a hospital, and when I asked how he got into cosmetic procedures, his explanation raised concerns for me.
I also noticed signs advertising a wide range of unrelated procedures, from hair transplants to dermatology treatments to liposuction and fat transfer. Seeing such a broad range of services offered in one place made me question things afterward. In my previous experiences with board-certified plastic surgeons, their credentials and certifications were always clearly displayed for patients to see and that was ALL they practiced. I did not see that here.
At the end of the day, I paid $5,000 and saw no results, received very minimal follow-up care, and have gotten no responses to my concerns.
I truly regret not trusting my instincts before moving forward with this procedure and because of that I lost!
