RealSelfReviews 102

Dr. Marie Montag at Aesthetic Surgical Images was my plastic surgery doctor. She is outstanding! I was so nervous when i went to my first consultation. Dr. Montag and the staff made me feel at ease. They are knowledgeable, professional, but most important awesome bedside manner. Dr. Montag is a true artist. She gave me back my confidence after having kids. She gave me exactly what i wanted. Full breast after kids! They look and feel natural! I will not go to anyone else! HappyHappyHappy! Who wouldnt want that E. Mcallister

Realself.com doesn't seem to care whether someone's posts are truthful or not. Realself.com ignores documented proof of lies. I gave them proof a review had lies in it and they didn't care or address it at all. Nor did they remove it even though in their Terms of Service they state that reviews with lies will be removed. They will NOT. Realself.com allows liars to ruin businesses when they advertise these lies as truthful reviews. I now know that that is not the case. The review may or may not be truthful, Realself.com doesn't care. It looks like this company promotes inflammatory reviews whether they are accurate or not. I have been using them for years to help in decisions I make on where to get my spa/beauty treatments from, because I trusted them when they said "truthful" and am extremely disappointed in their lack of concern about the truth. I will no longer use them as I now know they don't discern between truth and lies and I hope anyone reading a review on this false site takes the reviews with a grain of salt and gets their information elsewhere.

Please be careful. This is an advertisement site for plastic surgeons. For example Thomas Jeneby, San Antonio, TX, has had at least 5 court cases for malpractice, one as recent as 2018, and you can't find any bad reviews for him after 2016. The reviews seem to favor surgeons even though they might be doing a deplorable jobs. More than a dozen woman in San Antonio have claimed to have botched breast surgeries by Dr. Jeneby, please refer to news reports for more information. There is even a blog out from one of his victims. Please be careful, I can only imagine how many other PS are pumping this site with misleading reviews. Do not use this site as your only tool to make your decision.

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.

Having just had a procedure a couple weeks ago and dealing with a rude, unresponsive practitioner, I posted a question last night, looking forward to getting some feedback today. Instead, I get a response from a moderator telling me to contact my doctor. Apparently, my question wasn't good enough to make the cut. The moderator lied to me and told me that they were not accepting post-op questions anymore. As someone else mentioned, this looks more like an advertising website for doctors than a forum designed to help patients..

Let me start by saying for a few years I have absolutely loved this site. I've loved seeing all the before and after photos, and being able to contemplate different treatments based on the experiences of others. Sadly, over the past 6 months or so, I really began to notice the negatives in the deceptive way the site and the reviews are apparently manipulated. I no longer trust it as a credible/complete picture of honest reviews. I have had nothing bad happen to me- only positive doctor experiences for the most part. I'm only writing this from a place of frustration at seeing statistics falsified (the "Worth it" percentage rating for example,) as well as frustration with seeing numerous fake positive reviews, and seeing specific doctors' reviews manipulated (negative reviews removed for some, and positive reviews removed for others.) I've seen this first- hand from "stalking" some of the same reviews and doctors for 2 years. (This is a common thing we potential customers do when trying to make a decision on treatment.) I believe the manipulation is based on who is a paying dr on real self versus those who don't.
Real self has every right to censor whatever it wants in order to benefit it's customers, I suppose, but if you're going to do that, don't purport yourself to be an honest, unbiased review site that provides the same platform for all. If the main purpose is to provide positive marketing for paying doctors, and try to entice other drs into paying by promises of portraying them in a better or different light, then RealSelf should just be upfront about what they are and what they are not. They should have some sort of disclosure to users (like the other aggravating constant pop ups to download their app every time you log on.)
Many potential customers don't know how to spot fake or manipulated reviews, and I'm sure many of them rely on the reviews from this site in large part when making a decision to get these medical treatments. This is one area of business where full disclosure seems absolutely crucial, because the potential implications of being "duped" provide for much higher stakes when the services are to one's body.

RealSelf was a good tool when it originally started before doctors figured out how to cheat the system and use it to lure patients. If you are on the site for any length of time you start to see a pattern emerging of fake reviews mixed in with real reviews which result in a doctor's overall scoring being higher than it really is. They have started marketing a new "verification" system to show all reviews are legit, but its nothing but smoke and mirrors. I flagged 5 reviews I found written by my doctor for himself which were clearly fake and RealSelf never looked into it nor did they remove any of them.

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.

I posted a honest experience on a surgeon whom butchered me at 35yo I looked tired and maybe with some thing as easy as botox and skin peel would have helped. A charlatan doctor took advantage of me. He had convinced me I needed a facelift. He withered my ear lobles so bad that they are in repairable. My scars are hideous and o looked exactly the same after the procedure. After some years I was contacted by Real self. Advising me that my review is being removed!?. I am baffled at this post was years ago. Well upon some research I noticed Real self has changed and some how only post positive reviews. Mainly fake obviously as reviews only Bragg about wonderful experiences. Will no longer trust that site not a reliable source of information

I like it because you can find out a lot of information about different cosmetic options (surgeries, tattoing (eg permanent makeup), orthodontics, etc.), so it's disappointing that I have to register in order to view pictures that people post. I don't think I'd use it to find surgeons or centers that perform these procedures, but as a resource for finding more information about what people think of them, I'd say it's mostly legit.

RealSelf is just an advertising forum for plastic surgeons. It's not a genuine, impartial, review board where the members can share true experiences.

If you are a doctor, you can buy yourself a top spot on RealSelf and market yourself with glowing self-submitted reviews. And if somebody posts a less-than-stellar review of your skills, you can have it removed.

RealSelf is NOT a genuine review site. Please don't rely on the reviews there to select a plastic surgeon!

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...