RealSelf is the largest, most trusted online resource for people wanting to learn about plastic surgery and other cosmetic procedures—and connect with top doctors and aesthetic providers. Wherever you are on your aesthetic journey, we’re here to guide and empower you along the way.
RealSelf (realself.com) has 340 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 3.9 out of 5.
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realself.com
Website
realself.com
Category
Malls & Marketplaces
Location
Seattle, Washington
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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The company replied to 83% of reviews.
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Most recent review: October 2026.
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You guys let perverts comment on photos and harass women who are just trying to share their experience! Then do not allow us to block these men!
Response from RealSelfMay 18, 2025
Thank you so much for bringing this to our attention. We're truly sorry you had this experience - RealSelf is meant to be a supportive and respectful space where everyone feels safe sharing their personal journey. We've blocked the account you flagged, and we appreciate you helping us maintain the integrity of our community.
If there's anything more we can do, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team at [email protected]. We're here for you.
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Michelle S.
I want to be unsubscribed!!!!
I want to be unsubscribed!!!!! I clicked on unsubscribe and it gives me cookie options. This is illegal! Do not send me another email or I will sue you!!
Response from RealSelfMay 6, 2025
Hi Michelle - Thank you for reaching out. You've been unsubscribed from emails, as requested. Please let us know if we can help with anything else.
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London L.
I am a provider
I am a provider. I signed up for a 6 month term. Within a short time any email I sent to the reps bounced. The review link provided didn't work. (after I finally found a way to contact the billing department last week it "miraculously was working and I got a review.) They auto billed me for another 6 months and refuse to remove the charge even though I cant even access the page to add to my profile.
Response from RealSelfApr 14, 2025
Thank you for reaching out and sharing your feedback. We're sorry to hear you haven’t been receiving our emails - occasionally, they can get filtered into your spam folder by mistake. You can also reach our team at any time via [email protected]
If you need to reset your password, you can do so by clicking the "Forgot password?" link on the login page. We've just sent a reset email your way, so please check your inbox (and spam folder, just in case) and follow the link once it arrives. This will allow you to access your dashboard and manage your account.
Regarding the review link - it appears the version you sent us had a small typo, which likely caused the issue. We've confirmed the original link is working correctly, and we’re glad to hear you were ultimately able to get a review!
For your privacy, we can't discuss specific contract details here. However, we sent you an email this morning with those details. We're looking forward to hearing back from you. We're here to help you get the most out of your RealSelf experience, so please let us know how we can help.
CU
customer
I don’t even see my review
I don’t even see my review
Response from RealSelfFeb 18, 2025
Hi there! Your initial review was published on January 31, 2025. Here is a link: https://www.realself.com/review/liposuction-stay-fully-informed
If you would like to add an update to your review, you can do so at any time.
To add a review update to your published review, please follow the instructions below:
1) Log in to your RealSelf account
2) Click on your username in the top right-hand corner
3) Select Profile from the drop-down menu
4) Click on the View tab
5) Click on the Update Your Review button
6) Write your update in the box
7) Add an image or video if you wish
8) Click on the Post Update button
Your update will be posted to your review immediately.
We hope this helps! Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.
BL
Blinda
Diminishes and Exploits Victims
Lots of horrendous issues with this highly suspect site. Doctor collusion and false advertising. When a real patient does manage to post, their every move thereafter is controlled by the mods or admin. The rules are outlandish, the reviewer has no freedom. They cannot be their real selves. The site does not let vulnerable people delete comments with sensitive information or comments made under duress or severe stress from the psychological burden of having one's face and body altered while also traversing societal taboo. They endanger anonymity by merging old accounts with new ones and only allowing one account even if the person was unaware of that stipulation beforehand and merely wanted to keep procedures, questions, comments or experiences separate so as to ensure personal information was not combined to identify them. The site does not let you edit your review either, they make you beg for everything and threaten to remove your review entirely when you do ask for only sections to be edited or specific comments you wrote to be removed. They force you into an all or nothing situation. This site gives no graces to those who make the mistake of posting there. Your words are used against you and you are held to every single thing you share even if you were a young person with no support, influenced by medication/sleep deprivation etc at the time, or any manner of damage or circumstance that guides how someone may communicate at a given time. If you find a way to communicate more appropriately, with more accurate information and understanding of your situation, they don't care. They will not let you edit your review to reflect that, they will hold your entire review over your head and if you care about leaving it up, they'll use that desperation to manipulate you. The surgeons who take advantage and ruin lives love this site, as they can glean all sorts of excuses from their patient's public and permanent diary entries to dismiss the patient's valid complaints and woes, to possibly label them as some flavor of crazy. Look up the article titled Psychiatrization of Consumers after Harm from Plastic and Cosmetic Procedures. This outlines one of the problems that this site directly contributes to by failing to put the victim and their privacy first, failing to uphold said victim's right to post an accurate review without baggage. The whole site is set up to torment any patient or client who starts off naive to the site's machinations. This site is responsible for worsening the degradation of many member's mental health, trust and hope. Legal action should have been taken against this operation a long time ago, the same can be said about the cosmetic surgery industry itself and all of those who play god and prey on the inevitable insecurities and panic in people who suffer the most in this absurdly superficial world.
Response from RealSelfFeb 18, 2025
Thank you for sharing your feedback. We would be more than happy to address your concerns.
We're sorry to hear that you had a bad experience with your provider. Reviews can be edited at any time. You can click “Update your review” on your review page, or simply send us an email with any revisions, and we would be happy to update that for you.
If you would like to reach out to discuss making any changes to your content, please send us an email to [email protected]
Also, if a community member wants to remove their review or photos, or edit any content for anonymity, we are always happy to help.
We do ask that all reviews - positive, negative or neutral - follow our community guidelines:https://www.realself.com/community-guidelines
These guidelines help to create a safe, respectful space for our community members.
We also ask that community members only have one open account at any time. This is noted in our guidelines and, as with most community sites, it helps to keep the community safe and free from abuse.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team if you need any help.
CU
customer
I submitted a question to no avail
I submitted a question but it has not been published and no reason has been given.
Response from RealSelfApr 14, 2025
Thank you for reaching out and I'm sorry to hear you had trouble posting. Please email our support team so we can research this issue further ([email protected]).
CU
customer
I wrote a review and it is not posted.
I wrote a review and it is not posted.. could you contact me and please explain what is going on.. I do want that to be posted.. thank you, Allison
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JENNIFER
Skip the chemical peel
The chemical peel is about as deep as using rentin-a. Mild peeling. No change in fine lines, unevenness, pore size or healthy looking skin. A waste of 500. See a real dermatologist if you want results. I sent a letter about my unhappiness and they did not respond.