Can You Trust What You Watch? An Assessment of the Quality of Information in Aesthetic Surgery Videos on YouTube

Gray, Megan; Ricci, Joseph A.; Patel, Ashit

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“…Of all the medical specialties, plastic surgery is the one most present on social media [19] which might be in part due to the obvious visual component of plastic surgery. But overall the quality of videos posted to YouTube regarding a wider variety of plastic surgical topics is poor [20]. As our review showed there are currently only few publications about the educational value of YouTube for plastic surgery.…”

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YouTube as a resource for surgical education with a focus on plastic surgery – a systematic review

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Uyulmaz

Giovanoli

et al. 2021

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

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Surgery trainees use videos as a means to learn about surgical procedures. YouTube is the biggest online video platform and used for educational content as well but the medical information provided does not undergo peer review or other forms of scientific screening and can thus be of poorer quality. We performed a systematic review that examined the quality of educational videos about surgery and plastic surgery in particular on YouTube. The focus was towards studies on the benefit of YouTube videos for surgical trainees. A literature review was performed to determine the educational quality of plastic surgery videos found on YouTube. Articles reviewing the educational quality of videos about surgical procedures, their accuracy, and their utility for surgical trainees were included. An additional review was performed evaluating the literature about the quality of educational plastic surgery videos. Eleven articles were selected reviewing the educational quality of videos about surgical procedures. Six studies were fully assessed and evaluated concerning the quality of educational plastic surgery videos. There currently seems to be a lack of comprehensive educational surgery and in particular plastic surgery-related information on YouTube. The popularity of YouTube among surgical trainees is high. The quality of available educational surgical video content varies widely. It is in the interest of plastic surgery teaching institutions to provide trainees with high-quality educational video material.

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confidence: 89%

YouTube as a resource for surgical education with a focus on plastic surgery – a systematic review

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Uyulmaz

Giovanoli

et al. 2021

Journal of Plastic Surgery and Hand Surgery

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“…As vlogging (video logging) has increased in recent years, it is important to understand the quality, reliability, and influence of vloggers (video loggers) on consumers, especially among generation Z, with some vloggers having upwards of 100 million subscribers. 21 While there have been studies that have assessed the quality of information of YouTube videos on Botox, 15 plastic surgery, 16 and aesthetic surgical procedures, 17 there has been no such study analyzing both the source reliability and educational value of YouTube videos on neurotoxin procedures.…”

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“…14 As a result, information contained within these videos can consist of unreliable or potentially inaccurate medical information that may pose a detriment to a patient's health and allure patients toward certain procedures. While there have been studies that have assessed the quality of information of YouTube videos on Botox, 15 plastic surgery, 16 and aesthetic surgical procedures, 17 there has been no such study analyzing both the source reliability and educational value of YouTube videos on neurotoxin procedures. In this study, we aim to assess the content, video characteristics, source reliability, and educational value of YouTube videos regarding neurotoxin treatments.…”

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Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Neurotoxins

Patel

Cristel

2020

Facial Plast Surg

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YouTube is a common source of medical information for patients. This is the first study to assess the reliability and educational value of YouTube videos on neurotoxin procedures. YouTube.com was searched on June 15, 2020 using the keyword “Botox” or “neurotoxin.” A total of 100 videos were reviewed. Sixty-one videos met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Video characteristics were noted, and a score was assigned to each video using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria and the Global Quality Score (GQS) to measure source reliability and educational value, respectively. A total of 61 videos that met the inclusion criteria had an average length of 589 seconds (9 minutes and 49 seconds), 210,673 views, 5,295 likes, 318 dislikes, and 478 comments. A total of 30 videos (49%) were posted with an intention to educate patients while 31 videos (51%) were posted with the intention to detail a personal experience with neurotoxin. Patient education videos were significantly more reliable (P JAMA< 0.001) and had more educational value (P GQS < 0.001) but were less popular than “personal experience videos.” Personal-experience videos posted by patients had higher popularity, more likes and comments, yet lower scores on reliability and education. Patients will continue to seek educational material online, and clinicians should utilize this information to help primarily educate patients with standardized and accurate information about their treatment. Key Points

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“…On August 12, 2020, https://www.youtube.com was searched using the keywords “facial filler” or “dermal filler” or “filler.” Ranking option “relevance” was selected, and videos were reviewed in descending order as presented. Based on previously published research, 20,21 a total of 100 videos were initially reviewed for the following inclusion criteria: the video must discuss the usage of fillers in the face, must be primarily in English, and must be intended for patients. Videos that were non-English language, intended for medical professional education, or irrelevant to the topic of fillers were excluded from further analysis.…”

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Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Facial Fillers

Patel

Abud

et al. 2021

Am J Cosmet Surg

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YouTube proves to be a source of health information for patients. This is the first study to analyze the source reliability and educational value of YouTube videos on facial filler treatments. On August 12, 2020, YouTube.com was queried using the keywords “facial filler” or “dermal filler” or “fillers.” A total of 100 were initially reviewed in which 74 videos met the inclusion criteria and were included in the final analysis. Video characteristics were recorded, and each video was graded for source reliability and educational value by using the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) benchmark criteria and the Global Quality Score (GQS), respectively. Furthermore, each video was assessed to determine whether there was discussion of 5 different topics that were deemed to be useful to patients prior to undergoing a facial filler treatment. A total of 74 videos met the inclusion criteria and had an average length of 436 seconds (7 minutes and 16 seconds), 146 805 views, 1906 likes, 73 dislikes, and 241 comments. Forty-five videos (61%) were posted with an intention to educate patients, whereas 29 videos (39%) were posted with an intention to describe a patient’s experience with facial filler treatment. Patient education videos were found to have a significantly higher educational value ( PGQS < .001). Patient experience videos showed no difference in reliability score ( PJAMA > .05) to patient education videos, but patient experience videos were found to have lower educational value compared with patient education videos ( PGQS < .001). In addition, both categories are not providing sufficient information for informed decision-making prior to treatment deemed by the 5 selected categories we found most informative. As patients will continue to seek educational material online, clinicians should use this information to help primarily educate patients with standardized and accurate information about their treatment.

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Can You Trust What You Watch? An Assessment of the Quality of Information in Aesthetic Surgery Videos on YouTube

Cited by 40 publications

References 20 publications

YouTube as a resource for surgical education with a focus on plastic surgery – a systematic review

YouTube as a resource for surgical education with a focus on plastic surgery – a systematic review

Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Neurotoxins

Quality and Reliability of YouTube for Patient Information on Facial Fillers

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