#PlasticSurgery: A Comparative Deep Dive Analysis into Social Media and Plastic Surgery

Mullens, Cody L.; Hardy, Kristen M.; Hernández, J; McCulloch, Ian L.; Henderson, Joshua T; Gabbay, Joubin S.; Ueno, Cristiane M.

doi:10.1097/prs.0000000000007001

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“…Instagram e.g., was intentionally built to share images, photographs and short videos. Daily, more than 100 million texts, photographs or videos are uploaded and thus patients have quick and easy access to information about health related topics [16] . We conducted this study, to investigate the content of posts in accordance with COVID-19 pandemic, its vaccination and side effects shared by #covidvaccinesideeffects on Twitter and Instagram to evaluate their informational and educational quality.…”

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“…The dominant language of posts by #covidvaccinesideeffects is English, followed by German, French and Hindi on Twitter and Instagram, respectively. While the presence of Internet and social media increases, also social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram continue the distribution of health-related information especially during COVID-19 pandemic [16] , [24] . There are several parameters why social media platforms have affected healthcare related topics and thus built a source of patient information.…”

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“…There are several parameters why social media platforms have affected healthcare related topics and thus built a source of patient information. The use of social media increased in the United States between 2005 and 2017 from 5 to almost 70 percent [16] . Majority of users also view and share posts on these platforms more than once per day [16] .…”

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“…Twitter and Instagram are some of the most popular social media platforms, as free available text, photograph and video sharing applications [16] . Since their establishment in 2010, its huge user base is rapidly increasing and the platform is currently one of the most visited web sites in the world and previous scientific studies have been conducted on these platforms [16] . Today, Twitter and Instagram have more than one billion users each, who spend more than 5 minutes on average on the application and more than 100 million texts, photographs or videos are shared every day [15] , [17] .…”

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Who is talking about #Facelift on Instagram?

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Background The internet has become a powerful tool for disseminating medical information. Social media platforms have gained popularity among medical professionals to connect with patients and promote their work and practices. We aimed to understand who is posting about facelift procedure on Instagram. Methods Sprinklr, a social listening platform, was used to compile conversations that were posted on Instagram between January 1, 2021, and February 28, 2021, and contained hashtags #facelift, #necklift, #plasticsurgery, #plasticsurgerybeforeandafter, and #platysmabands. English and Spanish language posts were analyzed for positive sentiment. Based on the number of likes, the top 100 English and Spanish posts were selected. Posts were categorized based on primary specialty of the poster as plastic surgeon, non-plastic surgeon, country of active clinical practice, board certification, and members of international plastic surgery societies. Results A total of 5099 posts with a total of 11,918 mentions were collected. Of the top 100 English posts, the countries most represented were the USA (59%), followed by Turkey (6%). Physicians made up 48% of the top English posts, of whom 42% were US board-certified plastic surgeons. By contrast, of the top 100 Spanish posts, the countries most represented were Mexico (29%) and Colombia (25%). Physician posters constituted 78%, of whom 38.5% were plastic surgeons certified by their country of practice. Conclusions Plastic surgeons have become more active in creating popular content related to facelift on Instagram over the past few years. However, a significant percentage of IG content on #facelift, a surgical procedure, was made by non-physicians and non-plastic surgeons in 2021. Level of evidence: Not gradable.

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The Ethics and Responsibilities of Social Media Usage by Plastic Surgeons: A Literature Review

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Khatib

et al. 2023

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Background and Objectives Social media has revolutionised how plastic surgeons advertise their work and promote their services, but concerns have been raised regarding the ethics of these practices. This review aims to identify said concerns and develop measures to address them. Methods PubMed, Cochrane and Medline were searched for studies assessing the ethics of social media use by plastic surgeons. Five search terms were used and 23 studies identified. Results were catalogued according to which principle of medical ethics was infringed. Results Autonomy: Patients must not be coerced into allowing their operative media to be shared and content anonymised by removing identifiable features and scrubbing metadata. Beneficence: It is difficult to balance the benefit to patients of posting photographs for educational purposes with the risk of identifiable features being present, particularly within craniofacial surgery. Non-maleficence: Taking operative media could be a distraction from the patient and lengthen the procedure which could lead to harm. Any content posted on social media should be adapted to avoid trivialisation or sexualisation. Justice: Surgeons should not entertain their audience to increase their following at the expense of patients. Conclusions Greater oversight of social media use by plastic surgeons is required to avoid patient harm and tarnishing of the specialty’s professional standing. Professional bodies should be tasked with devising a course dedicated to the responsible use of these platforms. This should ensure the public’s trust in the specialty does not become eroded and patients are not harmed by unethical social media use. This review highlights the relevant shortfalls of SoMe use by plastic surgery Several proposals are made to reduce the incidence of these shortfalls and to ensure SoMe is used in a professional and responsible manner It also lists areas of the specialty where SoMe is underused and could be of help, such as academia Level of Evidence IV This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine ratings, please refer to the Table of Contents or the online Instructions to Authors http://www.springer.com/00266.

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#PlasticSurgery: A Comparative Deep Dive Analysis into Social Media and Plastic Surgery

Cited by 24 publications

References 31 publications

A retrospective analysis of social media posts pertaining to COVID-19 vaccination side effects

A retrospective analysis of social media posts pertaining to COVID-19 vaccination side effects

Who is talking about #Facelift on Instagram?

The Ethics and Responsibilities of Social Media Usage by Plastic Surgeons: A Literature Review

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