Professional Participation on RealSelf

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To join and participate in the RealSelf community, Healthcare Providers (HCP) must meet our Healthcare Professional Listing Criteria and administer treatments or services.

Who Can Participate?

HCP participation on RealSelf is strictly aligned with a HCP’s board certification, specialty, licensing and/or training. The HCP’s training will determine eligibility for:

• RealSelf profiles

• Business pages

• Participation in either surgical, medaesthetic, aesthetic dentistry, or other specialty categories on RealSelf.

Aesthetic Surgical Procedures

Aesthetic surgical procedures are restricted to HCPs with relevant board certification from the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) or other recognized board certifications approved by our medical advisory board. HCPs eligible to participate in communities for relevant surgical procedures include:

• Dermatologist

• Dermatologic Surgeon

• Plastic Surgeon

• Facial Plastic Surgeon

• Otolaryngologist

• Oculoplastic or Oculofacial Surgeon

• Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon

Medaesthetic Treatments and Procedures

Medaesthetics is an abbreviation for “medical aesthetics,” referring to treatments which do not require surgical intervention. These treatments and procedures fall into three categories: Neuromodulators (ex: Botox, Dysport) & Fillers, Ablative Treatments, and Non-Ablative Treatments. HCPs eligible to participate in communities for all medaesthetic treatments include:

• Medical Doctor (MD)
• Doctor of Osteopathy (DO)
• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)
• Registered Nurse (RN)
• Physician Assistants (PA-C)

In addition, certain states allow other HCPs such as Doctors of Medical Dentistry (DMD) and Doctors of Dental Surgery (DDS) to participate in some medaesthetic categories such as Neuromodulators & Fillers.

Aesthetic Dentistry

Aesthetic dental procedures include cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, & some general dentistry. HCPs eligible to participate in communities for relevant dental procedures include:

• Doctor of Medical Dentistry (DMD)
• Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS)

Specialty Surgical Procedures

For other procedures not included in surgical, medaesthetic, or aesthetic dentistry categories, eligibility requirements for participation are matched with the relevant specialty. For questions on treatment categories not listed here, contact us at expert@realself.com.

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The committee of medical experts consulted in the development of our Professional Participation policies includes Gregory Buford, MD; Jason Pozner, MD; R. Brannon Claytor, MD; Cameron Chesnut, MD; Richard Rand, MD; Karol Gutowski, MD; William Portuese, MD; Christian Subbio, MD; Brian Biesman, MD; Robert Cohen, MD; and Neal Reisman, MD, JD.