ReviewAnnals of translational medicine2016
Emerging trends in social media and plastic surgery.
Review in Annals of translational medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed.
- Social Media Use Among Plastic Surgeons in China: A National Cross-Sectional Survey of Professional Benefits, Ethical Risks, and Platform-Specific Challenges.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Progress of Plastic and Aesthetic Industry in Mainland China: A National Data Comparison between Public and Private Hospitals.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2026Article
- Social Media and Plastic Surgery, the Good, the Bad, and Where are We Going?Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Review
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- Instagram Versus Reality: Who Are Actually Plastic Surgeons?Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2025Article
- Understanding Public Perceptions of Nipple and Scar Characteristics After Chest Wall Masculinization Surgery.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2024Article
- Content and Readability of Online Recommendations for Breast Implant Size Selection.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2023Article
- Role of Hashtags in Educating and Promoting the Field of Hand Surgery on Social Media.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2023Article
- The Effect and Implication of Social Media Platforms on Plastic Cosmetic Surgery: A Cross-sectional Study in Saudi Arabia From 2021 to 2022.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2023Article
- The New Era of Marketing in Plastic Surgery: A Systematic Review and Algorithm of Social Media and Digital Marketing.Aesthetic surgery journal. Open forum · 2023Review
- #CosmeticsTwitter: Predicting Public Interest in Nonsurgical Cosmetic Procedures Using Twitter Data.Aesthetic surgery journal · 2022Article
- Dissemination of Plastic Surgery Research: An Analysis ofPlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Demographic and Cultural Differences in the Acceptance and Pursuit of Cosmetic Surgery: A Systematic Literature Review.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Building a Multidisciplinary Academic Surgical Gender-affirmation Program: Lessons Learned.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2021Article
- Analysis of social media use by European plastic surgery societies: A missing link for #PlasticSurgery.PloS one · 2021Article
- Use of Social Media to Teach Global Reconstructive Surgery: Initiation of a Secret Facebook Group.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2020Article
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- Getting Started: A Social Media Primer.Clinics in colon and rectal surgery · 2017Review
- Male medical students' perception of plastic surgery and its relationship with their cultural factors.Journal of family medicine and primary careArticle
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Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Social media has increasingly changed the landscape of medicine and surgery and is rapidly expanding its influence in most peoples' lives. The average person spends nearly 2 hours per day using social media, consuming information about everything from family updates to entertainment news to presidential elections. The concentration of consumers on social media platforms has resulted in direct medicine and medical products marketing to consumers. Similarly, social media is increasingly becoming a platform for interaction between physicians and potential patients. Some physicians have taken this opportunity to better educate patients, while allowing patients to learn more about their surgeons online. These tools can increase internet traffic online to bonafide internet sites, as well as bolster marketing for many hospitals, hospital systems, and individual doctors. It can also serve to increase knowledge about procedures and conditions through direct outreach to patients. Social media is a powerful tool which needs to be utilized wisely to avoid pitfalls.
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