Tips: Posting Before & After Photos

Share Helpful Details

Consumers love photos they can relate to and doctors can facilitate this process by sharing specific details in the "Caption" field.

Helpful captions include:

• Particular techniques, settings, products, and devices used
• Area(s) or problem(s) treated
• Relevant patient info (e.g. age, weight, desired outcome)
• Time elapsed between procedure and after photo
• Factual info about procedure or treatment vs conjecture about patient satisfaction or 'happiness' with results (i.e, 'the patient loved her results' is subjective and unverifiable)

Best Practices

• Doctors should upload photos they would show to prospective patients. Good lighting and photos of a uniform size will enhance the quality of your photo gallery.
• Doctors should include photos of patients in all shapes, sizes and skin tones - consumers will look for photos that look like them so the more variety, the better
• Doctors should NOT include any unnecessary nudity (for instance, bare breasts on tummy tuck photos) unless it is relevant to the procedure performed.
• Doctors should avoid posting photos that are blurry, distorted, askew, or show mismatched views.  Borders and text are also not allowed in the RealSelf photo galleries.
• For sponsors, uploading photos in sponsored treatments will allow more opportunity for local promotion in sponsored area(s)
• ALL uploaded photos must adhere to the RealSelf Photo Gallery Guidelines.