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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Website
realself.com
Category
Malls & Marketplaces
Location
Seattle, Washington
Listed on Five Star Index
2026
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Most recent review: October 2026.
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I highly recommend Dr. Goldberg and all his staff. I have been a patient there for many years and have had many different procedures done. Most recently I have been getting the Bella MD facials from Candice and they are amazing! She is always happy to answer my never ending questions as well!
Response from RealSelfJul 22, 2022
We are so happy to hear about your experience with Dr. Goldberg and his staff!
If you have not already shared your review on RealSelf, our community would love to read your story: https://www.realself.com/review/write
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Wassername
They Delete Bad Reviews
It doesn’t matter how many good reviews a doctor has when one bad review can ruin everything. Elective surgery is a very serious decision and if it’s preformed carelessly can disable, disfigure you for life, or it can kill you. The people who designed this app and the doctors who use it know that. This app is definitely super useful if you’re in the beginning stages of your planning, and want to read real experiences from real people that are positive. However DO NOT choose your surgeon from this app. I was researching surgeons in my area and I contact someone I found on RealSelf. I brought up a bad review that I had seen and the nurse brushed me off. Later THAT SAME DAY went to find the review again and it had been deleted. If you’re considering plastic surgery make sure they are board-certified, and check reviews on Better Business Bureau, Healthgrades, Google, Yelp, ZocDoc, etc. DO NOT GO OFF OF THIS APP ALONE. I’m really disappointed in the creators of this app, it would be a 10/10 app if I didn’t know that they were deleting bad reviews.
Response from RealSelfJul 22, 2022
We completely understand how important all reviews are when choosing a surgeon, both positive and negative. Doctors are not able to delete negative reviews. They can only be removed if they are in violation of our Terms of Service, or if the member that posted the review requests to remove it.
If you have questions about a particular review, please reach out to us at [email protected]. We would be more than happy to look into this further for you.
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Selim
The website has now rectified the issue
Be wary! This site is not trust worthy!
I have tried to publish an honest review of my rhinoplasty operation 3 times along with my pictures of before and after but none of my reviews were published.
Meanwhile they publish other reviews that do not look very genuine.
I think this website is more an advertisement platform than a real forum.
Edit after reply from Realself.com:
Your claims that I am a practice employee is unfounded and false. I am ready to share my id, payslip and a letter of employment to prove I am working as an Engineer if you are serious and will publish my reviews.
Last edit:
After e-mailing the website, they have published my review.
Response from RealSelfJul 22, 2022
Thank you so much for reaching out about your review. We understand how very important it is to be able to share your experience, whether positive or negative.
The authenticity of reviews is incredibly important to us and all of our reviews do go through a stringent moderation process. We are so glad that we were able to publish your review for you.
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Shannin S.
report realself fraud to the FTC.
RealSelf does absolutely nothing to prevent fraud. I contacted them expressing concern over the number of blatantly fraudulent positive reviews on their site, citing they did absolutely nothing to authenticate people as real patients. The response I received was to delete my patient experience and ban me permanently from the website for violation of "terms of service." I now suspect that for every authentic review they delete or block, they allow five or more that are fake. The business model is inherently unethical, and should be investigated. If you have seen or experienced fraud via RealSelf or have concerns over their business conduct, policies, or terms as it relates to consumer rights, I urge you to file a report on the Federal Trade Commission website citing fraud and violations to consumer security.
Updated 08JUN22: RealSelf's response below is incorrect. I would never post reviews for the same doctor from multiple accounts. What I did do was post my authentic experience, and in response to RealSelf claiming that sending an SMS verification text meant patients were verified as authentic, I created a dummy account by minting a gmail account and a Google Voice account in less than 5 minutes. I then posted a review on RealSelf for a separate clinic that I also had real life, not fake, documented, paid procedures with.
This site is shady, shady, shady. My original statements stand, and the response from RealSelf is laughable. Report RealSelf fraud to the FTC. Thanks!
Response from RealSelfJun 8, 2022
We are sorry to hear your feedback about your account activity. As we previously discussed with you via email, the authenticity of reviews is incredibly important to us and all of our reviews go through a stringent moderation process. This process includes both human moderation and software verification. If a review does not pass through this process, it is not published.
Your review was removed because, while going through the moderation process, it was discovered that you had created multiple accounts and submitted more than one review for the same doctor. Per our Terms of Service, we do not allow a member to open multiple accounts. This is so we can be sure that someone is not using multiple identities to manipulate the reviews and ratings for any procedure or doctor.
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Sandra
Thank you, Dr. Kenneth R. Francis !!!!
I trusted Dr. Francis to perform five procedures for me at different times; 1. lip implant, 2. bbl with lipo, breast lift and 3. tummy tuck. I am grateful I did. Birthing two children and age showed no matter exercise and diet. Dr. Francis brought my appearance to a place I could not have gotten without him. The results are excellent. I am very happy. Dr. Francis is highly ethical and deserving of trust. He is honest and a master at his craft.
Response from RealSelfJul 22, 2022
We are so happy to hear that you were able to find a doctor that provided you with excellent results!
If you have not already shared your experience, our community would love to read your story:
https://www.realself.com/review/write
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Christina C.
A wonderful community full of support and information
I have used RealSelf to research and explore procedures (surgical and non surgical) and doctors. The community is great as it allows feedback from real patients and we are able to interact, share tips, ask questions of each other and have an open and free exchange.
I have personally shared my reviews about my procedures and help other community members the way I have been helped when I was researching and prepping.
I would absolutely recommend that anyone considering any cosmetic or surgical procedures to use this amazing community!
Response from RealSelfJul 22, 2022
Thanks so much, Christina! We think our community is what makes RealSelf so great and we are so happy to hear that it was helpful on your journey.
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Tiana N.
I am so thankful realself!
I love realself. I am so thankful for this site because it’s very difficult to find the right doctor for what you are looking to have done. But real self has lots of reviews so you can really know and trust that your doctor is the right one. I highly recommend focusing on the reviews that have multiple before and after photographs for honest assessments of each doctor.
Response from RealSelfJun 9, 2022
We love you too Tiana! We are so happy to hear you found our community’s reviews helpful when searching for the right doctor.
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francisca E.
It would be nice if there was not a…
It would be nice if there was not a minimum word requirement sometimes I just want to do update photos But other than that it is a great platform to get information
Response from RealSelfJun 9, 2022
We have a minimum length for reviews (200 characters, or about 40 words) because reviews with text are often found to be more helpful. We understand that sometimes you may want to add photos only and we appreciate this feedback. Please let our support team ([email protected]) know if you need any help posting an update.