RealSelf

I started connecting with people on realself.com a couple of months before my tummy tuck. The people and reviews on there are extremely helpful. I connected with people going through the same thing with me and we are helping each other through the journey.

I'm a client of Dr. Hotchandani and I have gotten botox treatments done now three times and I am through the moon with my results. Rave over the professionalism, kindness, and knowledgeable doctor and staff.

I posted my review for a really bad cosmetic surgeon doctor and I noticed realself only approved what they like to hear not the real history they post the positive feedback in the top and the negative in the end that's not right and one more thing they like to answer people's questions because I answered one of the questions to someone and they sent me a message that it's not the correct answer and I sent a message to them that I think its better to not answer any questions, no problems. I think they work with the business because they selling products

I recently had a neck lift, eyelid surgery and partial facelift. The results are amazing and I feel and look 20 years younger. For years I have had "11's" between my eyes and deep lines on my forehead. She injected Xeomin and the results are unbelievable. I no longer have the lines and I receive compliments daily and it is totally natural looking. That hasn't happened in years and I will never use anyone else for my needs.

The problem is that doctors put up tons of their own glowing reviews, written by everybody in the office, but negative reviews get removed if the doctor pays for "premium" listings. Realself a huge scam. Just like Yelp is, but at least Yelp is no longer so obvious about it.

I reached out to a few review writers when I was trying to select between a couple of doctors, and the responses I got were NOT from happy former patients, as their reviews wanted you to believe, but from office coordinators in the doctors' own office! Shady, shady, shady.

Also, RealSeld lets basic MD's call themselves plastic surgeons, even when they don't even have ANY specialty skills in surgery, let alone plastic surgery credentials. You can be a dentist and still advertise your Liposuction business on RealSelf - they don't require any kind of actual plastic surgery board certification.

Real self will block you from telling the truth about your surgery. They will block you and all truthful commentary on the site. They are for the surgeon and not the patient. Careful what you read on that site.

Sharks who charge doctors to remove negative reviews and a lot of same-style fake reviews from "online marketing". They charge not only doctors, but devices/pharma.
So, only info you know - who paid more to Real Self, not real.

Controversial, fake, sharky business.
Good luck to remove yourself from there.
Just stay away from them.

I am a plastic surgeon and have answered questions for RealSelf.com. I believe it is an extremely valuable site for obtaining objective imformaton about specific plastic surgeons and the procedures and surgery they perform. They do rarely remove bizaar or clearly inappropriated reviews. By the way, essentially all review sites do.

Be careful taking much away from the people who publish long negative diatribes. I suspect many are competitors who lack board certification and thus our not allowed on the site.

I was beyond impressed with my experience at Dr. Heher's office. Dr. Heher has always provided me with the absolute best care and advice. I am so satisfied after every visit and the reults are amazing! I wouldn't go anywhere else- New England Eye Center, Boston, MA.

Amanda Bruce

Dr. Karl Eisbach is a facial plastic surgeon in Albuquerque, New Mexico and I have to say his is the best. Dr. Eisbach ensures that his patients look natural and if they have just come back from a long and restful vacation. I have put my face in his hands off and on since 1992 and his beautiful work is always complimented on by my facialists and hair stylists because he leaves extremely minimal if any scar lines. His work has given me the confidence to change my life and to excel in my career and his office staff is stellar and caring. I will never allow anyone to touch my face but Dr. Karl Eisbach. He is outstanding.

A satisfied and long time patient.

This site reminds me of the Sneetches story about Sylvester McMonkey McBean. For enough money, he's going to solve all your problems. This site has plastic surgeons paying for memberships & it can get costly but the more they pay the higher thier ratings go as a skilled surgeon. The site allows bogus reviews from employees, family, friends as long as the surgeon pays his dues. This is very unfortunate for the consumer looking for highly skilled surgeons & specialists. Furthermore, it's very unethical.

I was contacted by realself asking me to delete my post, so i will change my review. I would not use this site to find cosmetic, plastic or any kind of doctor or surgeon. Alot of the reviews are not real, alot of reviews are removed and members are blocked. I posted a bad review showing my botched surgery and even tho my review was the most recent it came in at 25th down the list, and you had to hit the more reviews to see it. Yes the doctors review that was written 7 years ago is still the #1 top review to view and it was a 5 star. Then i was removed from using there site. Site is too censored and there is no freedom to warn other people of a doctor who cares only about the money and not his botched patients.

So I joined RealSelf to find a doctor for a face lift, at the time I didn't know that RealSelf had a reputation for being fake.

There were quite a few doctors in my area (Los Angeles) that had amazing reviews by happy clients, so I reached out by PM to 7 of the most recent patients by 7 doctors.

Well, lo and behold, I got 6 replies not from "patients" but from office staff trying to sign me up for consultations!

Only one reply was from a patient and because of her spammy sounding response, where she didn't address my question to her, I strongly suspect her account was fake, too.

I HOPE no one chooses a plastic surgeon from the reviews on RealSelf!

To add insult to injury, I posted my concern in the RealSelf forum under a very obvious fake review, but my post got deleted immediately. What a scam site!

Dr. Predmore of All About Me Medical Aesthetics is absolutely wonderful. She is so patient and really listens to what you want. I love that she gave me ample time to explain what I was looking for. Dr. Predmore is very honest and knows definitively what she is doing. My experience was outstanding and I highly recommend Dr. Predmore. I do not plan on going anywhere else for my injections and overall skin and body care.

REVIEW500

The reviews aren't real there all BS. Thee reviews on Real Self are not from real patients. My sister wrote a review and sent pictures - it was never posted. I wrote two reviews. They weren't posted either. Hummmm so don't use that web site to make a decision, its all advertising.

I took one year to choose and finally I decided after saw three doctors to do my lipo with doctor Dreszer. With him I felt very comfortable and answered all my questions. Today after-only three weeks I see already beautiful results.

I had my account blocked after posting negative review of a doctor that they elected as their CMO- i used the site to help research reconstructive surgery after ill-advised surgery by a Dr Lara Devgan whose surgery has since caused me many health problems & eye problems. They have blocked me after joining discussions with other users who questioned our rspecitive drs recommendations & how realself endorses these Drs even if they are not at the top of their feild. I was blocked hours later.

This is a very unreliable site for researching potential plastic surgery procedures. They post the top rated reviews and you really have to dig for the truth. Just do NOT use or rely on them ever!

Literally take your money. Be very careful the spotlights are a con. Our representative OLU Only called us to sales pitch. No help with optimising our profile / paying 1k a month for about 2 website clinics. Can never get hold of anyone at customer services. DO NOT EVEN BOTHER USING

I got liposuction and abdominal plastic done in 2015 and my tummy scar looks really horrible. Dr. Anup has the magic touch and give me confidence again and did my Scar revision surgery procedure by leveling the pubic area and adjust everything... Scar almost invisible.
Dr. Anup Dhir is the best ever Plastic Surgeon and I will recommend him to who ever wants to do any Plastic Procedure. I really trust you Dr. Anup. Thanks a million...

I paid 20,000 pounds to a surgeon based on the 5 start reviews I read on RealSelf. Just a few days before my procedure, I came across a thread of comments on RealSelf itself which were not posted under the surgeon's reviews but posted separately elsewhere of patients whose operations were botched by this surgeon, two of whom I contacted and met in person, who said that their negative reviews of the surgeon were deleted. I cancelled my surgery but of course did not get my money back. Realself can be a useful research too for potential patients but it is largely and mostly a PR tool for cosmetic surgeons. You will hardly find any surgeon with reviews that put a practitioner in bad enough light to deter would be patients. It is obvious that there are unhealthy links between RealSelf and cosmetic surgery practitioners whose real costs are being paid by unsuspecting vulnerable people. Sooner or later they will be caught but many people and households will be ruined till we get to this point.

RealSelf was a great tool for me a few years ago while preparing to have a breast augmentation. It can be awesome if you're looking for information about a cosmetic procedure, researching plastic surgeons, or simply want to share your cosmetic experience with other people. However -- the website seems to have undergone a redesign and it's now a bit clunky to find information. And what I mean is, as a user I simply want to know "Who are all the doctors in XXXX city who perform breast augmentations? What are their prices? What are their reviews?" Or, if you have a question, you want to be able to click somewhere and find a list of similar questions which have already been asked. This information is available but it takes a bit more navigating now to really find what you're looking for. The other thing is, there are some elements of the user experience which can be frustrating. Like if you submit a question, you can't ever edit it and it has to be reviewed prior to being asked. I think they need to solicit and implement feedback from users. The concept is great but it's not the most user friendly place to find information.

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