I know this post is very old but I found this post just by looking for Dr. Brown's number for a family member. If I found it, someone else could and get the wrong impression. I'm very sorry this woman had an unpleasant experience and I don't know her or know if everyone who gets plastic surgery understands that it's not a "quick fix" or a replacement for healthy eating habits and physical activity. Also, it could take up to 6 months to one year to actually see final results of a surgery. I've had 3 surgeries, all performed by Dr. Brown and I wouldn't go to anyone else. His office is wonderful, they are very knowledgable, as the post said and they are also very fair. I had a breast lift with implants and had amazing results. That was 6 years ago and even through a pregnancy and also a sixty pound weight gain and loss, they still look fantastic. The day before I had the surgery, I decided I wanted lipo on my stomach. The nurse/manager/wife advised me against it, saying it would make my loose skin so much worse and I would be unhappy. I insisted and asked Dr. Brown, who swiftly told me, "I'm sorry, but I will not liposuction that area. It wouldn't be right for me to take your money, knowing how it will turn out". Now, does that sound like shrewd and conniving? The reason they write it on a card means nothing. What could it mean? It's on their card and any surgery they ever quoted me on that business card would be good for 6 months, unless of course, the anesthesia and hospital charges went up. However, the doctor's surgery fee would not go up. Each time, they honored that price on the business card. Once, I didn't have the surgery until a year after it was quoted and even though his fee went up and it had been over 6 months, they honored the quoted fee. I had a full tummy tuck with liposuction in the areas around the abdomen and hip area that he deemed necessary and I couldn't be happier with the outcome. His wife also told me if there was an issue with it or if I was unhappy, they would find a solution. They did, the left side, by my hip, I had a very minor dog ear and he did fix it, for no charge, as promised. Then I had liposuction-inner thigh and back turned out wonderful. I've sent 5 family members and 3 friends to Dr. Brown since my 1st surgery, August 2005 and I have never been treated more respectfully and more fairly by any other Dr.'s office. I'm saving all of my vacation this year and taking it all at once, rhinoplasty(to fix a deviated septum, shave down that awful bump I have on my nose and just make it look a little better). I've been so afraid that he was going to retire before my last procedure, that Im getting it a year sooner than planned. I just will not go anywhere else. BTW, I should know his office number by heart but like most of us, these days, I rely on my contact list in my phone. One thing I do have to warn anyone reading this, BEWARE! Copy your contact list to your computer or save it on a micro. They're only $3 on amazon.com, well worth the money when the consequence of not doing just that is such a pain in the rear. Or just don't leave your phone next to a tropical drink by the pool, hehe. But, DO go see Dr. Kenneth Brown, an intelligent, honest, and talented surgeon who told me himself, he doesn't do it for the money. He still does surgery because he loves to help people and he loves to see how happy they are when they come back in for their 4 or 5 checkups(at least, for major surgery, he's very thorough). He cares about people. Best plastic surgeon ever!
