Posting patient photos on RealSelf is easy. All we ask is that you follow some simple rules

1. Only submit photos that reflect your personal work administering a medical treatment or procedure.
2. Only submit photos that reflect the core treatments offered by your eligible specialty designation and board certification.
3. Obtain appropriate patient consent prior to uploading photos on RealSelf.com.
4. Do not upload graphic photos of minors (under age 18).
5. Each submission may contain photos of only one patient with a maximum of four views of before and after images (e.g. before and after side view and before and after front view).
6. Submissions must depict the patient both before treatment and after treatment and show comparable views of the patient before and after treatment (e.g. if side and front views of the patient before treatment are shown, side and front views of the patient after treatment must be shown).
7. Promotional materials, such as patient testimonials, special offers, or conjecture regarding patient satisfaction may not be pictured or described in photo submissions.
8. Photos of poor quality or resolution may not be published. Ensure all photos are in focus and utilize brightness, contrast, color, and lighting in such a way as to create an easily discernable image.  Photos must be in .png or .jpg format and under 2 MB in size
9. Photos should be square or rectangular in shape and should not be surrounded by a border or mounted on a decorative background. 
10. Don't repeat information about you or your practice that may be found in your RealSelf profile.
11. Comply with RealSelf policies, guidelines, and terms of service.
12. Photos and photo file names, titles and descriptions must not reveal unnecessary Personally Identifiable Information (PII) of the patient depicted, such as the patient's name or physical features unrelated to the procedure. RealSelf may take action to block extraneous PII from photo submissions.
13. Crop or edit photos to remove unnecessarily exposed genitalia or breasts. RealSelf may take action to block extraneous genitalia from photo submissions.
14. Do not airbrush or otherwise digitally enhance photos to alter patient characteristics, exaggerate results, or for any other reason.
15. Watermarks should be limited to the contributing physician's name, business name, or business logo and should not include a URL (.com, .org) or obstruct the results of the procedure depicted.  .
16. We reserve the right to remove photos that we determine, at our sole discretion, to be inappropriate and/or in violation of the RealSelf Photo Guidelines or the RealSelf Terms of Use.   We reserve the right to modify these guidelines at any time without notification.

Questions? Please contact us at expert@realself.com or 206-624-9357