I had the opportunity to go to this new facility, that opened in Charlotte the same day as my…read moredaughter's bday June 6, to get a free consultation after watching an infomercial about their quick painless makeovers. I found out that Sonó Bello has been in business for over 10 years, with locations in many states and they just opened this in NC. The appt was scheduled for a week after I called. The location is easy to find in the second floor of the large office building, with available parking, off Carmel close to hwy 51. Their facility is brand new. The office is gorgeous, elegantly and tastefully decorated. Elizabeth, in the front office, is a beautiful young lady with a nice welcoming smile that made me feel comfortable as soon as I walked in.
I was hesitant to go; it's always scary showing your most vulnerable self to someone and put yourself in the position to be looked over in front of a full length (not forgiving) mirror and feel criticized, shamed and possibly told what you don't want to hear. We are our harshest critic and see ourselves as flawed. There is no such thing as perfect; but, we want to be as close as possible to what we think is the perfect you. We all have areas that we feel are not how we would like and even obsess about them, even if others don't concentrate on them as we think.
The person that saw me, Jessica from California location, was wonderful!
At first, it was weird to explain why I was there. She is so beautiful and seemingly perfect, that I felt even more self conscious about showing her my unhappy, flawed self. It's amazing, but she made me feel at ease when we started talking. I told her about the 100 lbs I lost and everything I wanted that laser lipo treatment I saw on TV, to fix.
She was brutally honest, but in a nice, sincere way, when she told me there were some things that couldn't be fixed with lipo, that needed surgery. I suppose I already knew that, as I had heard that before; but, still hoped I could be like one of the patients I saw on TV the previous week or their front office video with great results. My biggest concern is my loose neck. She actually told me there was something that could be done about that. It's obvious it will never be stretched like if I had a face lift; but, there was a procedure that could help improve greatly the flaccid appearance. It's a series of 8 treatments and I should see results after the 4th one. Maintenance every 3 months after that. She calculated and did some number playing around showing great discounts and quoted me what I was able to get with an available credit line I had with CareCredit. I know they will do anything to get people to sign with them - that's all the places for cosmetic enhancements- but she could've tried to offer many other things aware they would be a waste of money and she didn't. She worked with me with some challenges that came up after I had signed up, so I went for it.
I had my first treatment last Saturday. Kelly the technician, is a special lady. She made this process as clear as possible and was attentive to all my feedback and concerns. She has a special calming spriritual attitude that it was the most pleasant experience ever. We talked about so many things and I hope she can be the one to handle all my subsequent treatments. It was not painful, just some heat and light pressure.
Honestly, I am praying this investment in me, will be worth it. I read some Venus Legacy reviews in www.realself.com and many reviewers said it was not worth it :(. That scares me. I am usually the kind of person that reads reviews and base many decisions on what I see. This time I went with it without reviewing first, just based on faith on what Jessica said this treatment will do for me. I will update after I am done with the treatments. I may even update my rating to 5 stars.......
This review is honest and it describes my experience with this new place. They have so many things they offer that I guess other reviewers will be able to post about. I think I am the first one to review them, yippee, so hopefully that will let others share their experience as well.