READING THIS COULD SAVE YOU OVER $25,000. I've posted MORE details of my experience on Google & Birdeye for you; not enough room here to describe MY WORST MEDICAL EXPERIENCE EVER. I will always regret my decision to stay in the consult appt. after I told Jamie Bryon that I was scheduled to work 7 days/wk [educating children] & she responded, "Well how is THAT going to work?" in a rude tone & she showed her displeasure of me reading the paperwork. I thought I would only have to deal w/ 1 rude person @ this co. I was wrong. She said I would need lipo on my upper abs. She also claimed that having lipo on my hips "would help with the fullness" in my lower abdomen {my main concern}. Nope. My lower abs still stick out further than my upper abs. DR. GARY BROWNSTEIN called me "OBESE" & YELLED @ me when I didn't have my clothes on during the 1st appt. w/ him. He said, "I'm going to make you look dangerous". HE DIDN'T. At my 1st f/u appt. he also DIDN'T take the tape off of the incisions before he RUSHED OUT to go do another procedure. He DIDN'T tell the nurses to remove it; they DIDN'T remember it from prev. exp. to do it, AND they DIDN'T follow their office protocol when I told them there is a hole in my abd. w/ red drainage. The DR.'s behavior showed my appts. for treatment were an inconvenience to him. He didn't change the abd. dressing 239 times...I did. The DR. was HIGHLY IRRITATED I was asking my questions. He was making condescending & demeaning comments multiple times; so unsupportive. He YELLED @ ME to "STAND UP STRAIGHT!" when I was bent over IN PAIN after the upper & lower abs lipo AND skin removal surgery with 2 INCISIONS - I was there to be evaluated because I had what looked like a white piece of plastic in my abd. I googled some questions to avoid his ire. I didn't know a lot about the procedure; I thought they would tell me everything I NEEDED/wanted to know. THEY DIDN'T. RealSelf.com appeared in my email. There, I found out a pt. should get at least 3 consults (5 is better) WITH SURGEONS to make sure you get the correct procedures performed. The Sono Bello staff & DR. withheld info. about the correct procedure that would have addressed my abdominal issues including it is better for pts. to be within 10-15 lbs of their goal weight before abd. procedures. Some drs. even recommend 5 lbs. Since he used a vertical incision as well as a horizontal incision for the skin removal, the infection got so bad due to their lack of treatment, it made the vertical scar completely open. With 2 x /day dressing changes it took ~ 4 months to close & left an unsightly scar. I couldn't listen to Taylor's song Blank Space without getting upset. I asked DR. B to fix it. He said, "IF IT OPENS UP, YOU'LL BE DEALING WITH ALL THAT CRAP AGAIN!!" I was hoping he wouldn't YELL AT ME AGAIN today. In front of MAGGIE, R.N., (1 of the nurses who didn't remove the tape & who YELLED AT ME @ a previous appt.), he asked me, "Does anyone else see it?" [the scar] in an uncaring tone. Since I pd. for the procedure, I don't think this should matter. I am expecting to get the "best possible result" because this statement is on a paper they gave me signed by DR. BROWNSTEIN. THEY DIDN'T. He has me lie on the table uncovered and says, "WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT IT!?!" in an irritated tone. As he is standing to the left of my body, he grabs the bikini bottom garment I'm wearing and FORCEFULLY PULLS THEM DOWN, lower than necessary ~ 6 inches lower than the horizontal scar. He instructs MAGGIE to take a picture, she does not readjust the garment to preserve my dignity. (Again, they are NOT treating me with respect, consideration, and dignity at all times as promised on The Patient Rights & Responsibilities paper they gave me on 6/7/22. The only way I can describe this is EXCRUCIATINGLY UNCOMFORTABLE. He & DONNA seem to hate me. I am devastated that he won't fix the ugly scar [w/ a scar revision], loose skin on my abdomen AND my asymmetrical waist. Before I leave, I ask him for more info. from my chart. He is READING SO FAST, I am having difficulty writing it. He gets to the part that mentions dehiscence & then he says, "You remember dehiscence?" in a taunting tone. I nod yes, trying not to cry. He was standing on my R side & it sounded like he leaned in closer to my R ear when he said it, but I was looking at my notebook trying to write everything he was saying. I was thinking about their Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Christopher Chung's email sent to me on 4/24/22 stating in part, "Each of our physicians is a seasoned expert who cares about your health and satisfaction." During this visit & at other appts., Dr. Gary Brownstein's behavior, words, & tone showed HE DID NOT CARE about my health or satisfaction. Every time I listen to Taylor Swift's song MEAN, I can't help but think of DR. GARY BROWNSTEIN. On 11/26/25, I found out to surgically fix {to get a better result} the condition Sono Bello left me in is going to cost $22,144.00. read more