Jessica P.
Ridiculously corrupt site
There are multiple doctors on RealSelf who give patients blatantly false information about the surgical anatomy of the vulva and risks of vulvar cosmetic surgeries. Despite so much blatant evidence these surgeons are operating blind to surgical anatomy involved, the satisfaction rate remains absurdly high. Satisfaction rates for a number of procedures appear absurdly high given known complication rates for procedures like breast augmentation and liposuction. The numbers are not believable. And the positive reviews for doctors who demonstrate they have no clue what they are doing are not believable. On top of this, I’ve been contacted by multiple women who tell me they have been bullied into taking reviews down and kicked off the site. This appears to cause bias in what RealSelf allows to be said. Additionally, it is sick how creepy old men are recommending labiaplasty, breast augmentations, and even clitoroplasty to insecure teenagers!
Response from RealSelfAug 12, 2021
Just like consumers, doctors use RealSelf to share their personal opinions about cosmetic procedures. Our goal is to give people space to contribute to the community, and it’s inevitable that not everyone will agree with all opinions, all the time. As long as discussions are respectful and meet our Terms of Service, we welcome all contributions. The doctors who share their opinions on RealSelf pass rigorous checks of their credentials before they can participate on the site. They can only post content about their core specialty (for example, plastic surgery or dermatology), and their content goes through a moderation process before it appears online. We never allow content from anyone under the age of 18, and we make a point of highlighting the risks of procedures like labiaplasty (for example, this RealSelf News article on why botched labiaplasty is so common: https://www.realself.com/news/how-to-avoid-botched-labiaplasty). If you find an issue we should investigate, please email our support team ([email protected]) with a link to the content you’re concerned about, and we’ll look into it.