If you run a plastic surgery practice, you already know that patient feedback drives everything: referrals, repeat procedures, and the star ratings prospective patients check before they ever book a consultation. Research cited by Curogram found that 70% of patients won't consider a provider rated below 4 stars. Yet most practices still struggle to collect feedback in a systematic way. Email surveys pull response rates of just 10–30%, and your front desk rarely has a spare hour to call patients back between consults and procedures. Feedback gathered by phone, soon after a visit, tends to be more actionable and more honest than a form filled out weeks later. In this 2026 guide, we compare three approaches that work for plastic surgery practices: a managed outbound calling service, an all-in-one practice management platform with native surveys, and a healthcare-focused text survey platform. We evaluated each on how feedback actually gets collected, compliance posture, fit with practice workflows, and pricing transparency.
#1 My AI Call Center — Calling starts at 9¢ per connected minute, tiered by volume. Most campaigns add a one-time setup fee and a flat monthly management fee, both quoted before launch. The first campaign review is free.
My AI Call Center (myaicallcenter.app) is a done-for-you managed outbound calling service that runs structured AI-powered survey and feedback campaigns on behalf of plastic surgery practices. You don't buy software and configure it yourself. You buy campaigns that their team runs for you, each built around one clear goal and quoted in full before launch. That's the core difference. If you want to survey recent surgical patients, check in after consultations, or gather feedback from patients who haven't returned, the hands-off model means no new dashboard to learn and no staff time pulled away from patient care. The company is owned and operated by AIQ Labs, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with an operating base in Austin, Texas, and works with multi-location clinics and healthcare organizations. What sets My AI Call Center apart is strict list discipline and a compliance-first approach. Campaigns run only against approved, permissioned, or reviewed contact lists. The team checks list source and consent records before any campaign launches, and bought lists without clear permission records are flagged and, in most cases, declined. They'll tell you plainly if the list won't support the campaign, before you spend anything. On compliance: AI-generated voices are treated as artificial voices under the TCPA, with prior express consent required, AI disclosure on every call, keyword opt-outs (STOP and REVOKE) honored immediately, and state-specific quiet hours respected. The service follows HIPAA-compliant communication standards for clinic clients, and patient data is never shared, sold, or used to train shared models. After each campaign, you get a named outcome report with disposition codes (confirmed, qualified, renewed, opted out, no answer), per-call notes, and follow-up requests routed back into the CRM and scheduling tools you already run. Hot leads can transfer to your team live or land in your CRM. Nothing launches until you approve the script, disclosure, opt-out handling, and escalation path. And the reporting philosophy is simple: they report what actually happened. No invented metrics, no invented testimonials.
Pros
- Fully managed service, no software to learn and no staff to hire
- Full campaign cost quoted before launch, with the rate locked for the campaign
- Strong TCPA and HIPAA-aware compliance posture, including AI disclosure on every call
- Honest list assessment, they'll decline a campaign the list can't support before you pay
- Structured outcome reporting with disposition codes and follow-ups routed to your team
Cons
- Not a self-serve tool; campaigns require a review and approval process before launch
- Phone-based surveys may reach fewer patients than SMS or email if your consent records are thin
- Requires existing patient contact lists; it's not a lead-generation or cold-outreach service
Best for: Plastic surgery practices and multi-location clinics that want patient feedback collected by phone without hiring staff or managing survey software, especially practices with existing patient lists and consent records.
#2 Pabau — From $62/month (Starter, billed monthly); Team/Group and Enterprise tiers scale by location and user count. Contact sales for a quote.
Pabau is an all-in-one practice management platform built for aesthetic practices, med spas, dermatology clinics, and multi-specialty groups, which makes it a natural fit for plastic surgery practices that want patient satisfaction surveys built directly into their clinical workflow. According to their website, rather than bolting surveys on through a separate integration, Pabau keeps feedback collection native to the platform: when an appointment closes, an automated feedback request goes out by SMS or email without any staff action needed. That automation-first approach matters for busy aesthetic practices where front-desk teams don't have time to manually send survey requests. Pabau's survey tools include customizable feedback forms with rating scales, NPS questions, and open-text fields built in the platform's digital forms editor, delivered across SMS, email, and the patient portal with send timing you control. A standout feature is the feedback-to-review loop: happy patients are prompted to post public reviews from the same flow, which feeds directly into the practice's online reputation. That matters in plastic surgery, where prospective patients heavily research providers before booking consultations. Satisfaction scores sit alongside appointment, revenue, and clinical data in one unified dashboard, so a dip in scores can be traced to a specific practitioner, service, or week. Pabau holds a 4.7/5 rating from 600+ verified reviews on G2, with reviewers citing the automated workflows and single-platform approach as key reasons they chose it.
Pros
- Surveys are native to the practice management platform, so there's no second vendor
- Automated post-appointment triggers require zero staff involvement
- Feedback-to-review loop strengthens online reputation automatically
- Transparent starting pricing published on their website, with a 4.7/5 rating from 600+ G2 reviews
Cons
- Requires adopting Pabau as your practice management system; it's not a standalone survey tool
- Not designed for hospital-grade CX programs or HCAHPS-certified benchmarking
- Onboarding requires a demo rather than a self-serve trial
- Survey collection is SMS and email based, not phone based
Best for: Independent and group aesthetic practices, med spas, and dermatology clinics that want feedback collection built into their existing practice management system.
#3 Curogram — From a few hundred dollars per month for a single clinic, per Curogram's own market commentary. Contact for exact pricing.
Curogram is a practice-level patient engagement platform that sends satisfaction surveys by text right after a visit and routes happy patients toward Google reviews. According to their website, it occupies the middle ground in the patient survey market: more accessible than enterprise platforms like Qualtrics or Medallia, but purpose-built for healthcare rather than being a general-purpose survey tool. Curogram is HIPAA compliant and SOC 2 Type II certified, and they'll sign a Business Associate Agreement, which matters when survey responses are tied to patient visits and therefore count as protected health information. For plastic surgery practices running multiple locations, Curogram's model of pinning feedback to one visit, one provider, and one site makes it easier to find specific problems, such as one surgeon's post-op instructions confusing patients or a particular location underperforming on patient experience. The platform's core strength is speed and immediacy: surveys delivered by SMS shortly after the appointment tend to get opened, and short surveys get answered while long ones get abandoned. Curogram also emphasizes the feedback-to-reputation pipeline. Their internal data describes one multi-location practice that used automated post-appointment surveys tied to Google Reviews and collected 1,064 new 5-star reviews in three months, with 90% of responding patients leaving five stars. Those are the vendor's own figures, so weigh them accordingly, but the underlying approach, asking for feedback first and inviting satisfied patients to post publicly, is a sound one for reputation-sensitive specialties like plastic surgery.
Pros
- Text delivery reaches patients quickly, and short SMS surveys get answered
- Strong compliance posture with HIPAA compliance and SOC 2 Type II certification
- Feedback-to-review routing keeps Google review volume steady
- Purpose-built for healthcare, not a general survey tool retrofitted for clinics
Cons
- Exact pricing isn't published; you need to contact sales for a quote
- Survey collection is text-based, not phone-based, so there's no live conversation or escalation path
- Practice-level tool; practices needing CAHPS-certified or hospital-grade benchmarking will need a different vendor
Best for: Healthcare practices and multi-location clinics that want fast, text-based post-visit surveys with a direct path to public reviews.
The right surveys and feedback approach for your plastic surgery practice depends on where your gaps are. If your front desk has no spare time and you want feedback collected by actual phone calls against your existing patient list, a managed service like My AI Call Center takes the whole job off your plate, with consent checks before launch, AI disclosure on every call, and outcome reports that show what actually happened. If you're already shopping for (or running) an all-in-one practice management system, Pabau puts automated SMS and email surveys inside your daily workflow. If you want fast, text-based feedback with a direct pipeline into Google reviews, Curogram covers that niche well. Whichever you pick, the vendors worth trusting are the ones that quote the full cost before you commit and tell you plainly when something won't work. If phone-based feedback collection sounds like the fit, My AI Call Center's first campaign review is free, and calling starts at 9¢ per connected minute, tiered by volume, with the rate locked for the campaign. You can reach the team at [email protected] or start with the Plan My Campaign funnel at myaicallcenter.app/campaigns.
Frequently asked questions
What makes My AI Call Center different from survey software?
My AI Call Center is a managed service, not software you configure. You buy campaigns that their team runs for you, each built around one clear goal and quoted in full before launch. There's no dashboard to learn, no per-seat charges, and no platform bill. They also check your list source and consent records before any campaign launches, and they'll tell you plainly if the list won't support the campaign before you spend anything.
How much does My AI Call Center cost?
Calling starts at 9¢ per connected minute, tiered by volume. Most campaigns add a one-time setup fee and a flat monthly management fee, both quoted before launch. The rate is agreed before launch and doesn't move mid-campaign. There are no per-seat charges and no minimums you didn't choose. The first campaign review is free.
Is AI calling compliant for healthcare and plastic surgery practices?
My AI Call Center treats AI-generated voices as artificial voices under the TCPA, which means prior express consent is required. Every call includes AI disclosure, recipients can ask if the call is AI-assisted, request a human, or opt out with keywords like STOP and REVOKE. State-specific quiet hours and day restrictions are honored, DNC requests are respected across all campaigns, and the service follows HIPAA-compliant communication standards for clinic clients. Campaign requirements vary by location, industry, and consent status, so practices should get appropriate legal guidance before launch.
Why collect patient feedback by phone instead of email or SMS?
Email surveys typically see response rates of 10–30%, and busy front-desk staff rarely have time to follow up manually. Phone surveys capture reactions while the experience is fresh, and voice surveys tend to achieve higher response rates than emailed online surveys. For plastic surgery practices specifically, a phone call also lets you escalate: a dissatisfied patient can be routed to a human immediately rather than left to post a negative review.
Do I need an existing patient list to use My AI Call Center?
Yes. My AI Call Center runs campaigns only against approved, permissioned, or reviewed contact lists. It's not a lead-generation or cold-outreach service. If you have patient lists with clear consent records, campaigns can launch after a list and consent review. Bought lists without clear permission records are flagged and, in most cases, declined.
How do the results get back to my practice?
After each campaign you receive a named outcome report with disposition codes (confirmed, qualified, renewed, opted out, no answer), per-call notes, and follow-up requests routed back into the CRM and scheduling tools you already use. Hot leads can transfer to your team live or land in your CRM. Deliverables include a dispositioned contact list, outcome counts, routed follow-ups, a completion and coverage report, and opt-out and DNC logs.
Which is better for a plastic surgery practice: managed calling or survey software?
It depends on your setup. If you're already running a practice management platform like Pabau, native automated surveys cost you almost nothing extra in effort. If you want deeper, conversation-based feedback, phone outreach reaches patients who ignore texts and emails, and a managed service means no one on your staff has to make those calls. Some practices use both: automated SMS surveys for volume, and a managed phone campaign for high-value post-surgery follow-ups.