ArticlePlastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open2020
Plastic Surgery on YouTube.
Article in Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- 'How to Botox' on YouTube: Influence and Beauty Procedures in the Era of User-Generated Content.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
YouTube is the most accessed video website in the world. It hosts a variety of medical content. Plastic surgery-related content on YouTube has not been investigated before. In this study, we analyzed the most prevalent plastic surgery-related content available on YouTube.
methodsSearch terms were selected to cover the broad topics of plastic surgery. The top 20 most-viewed videos returned for each search term were analyzed. The videos were classified by the type of content, authorship, number of views, and number of likes. Data were collected and analyzed using Microsoft Excel (2016) program.
resultsOut of the 280 videos analyzed, "patient experience" was the most prevalent content type. Thirty percent of the analyzed videos were uploaded by medical centers, and 29% were uploaded from personal accounts. Educational video content constituted 6% of the total videos analyzed. Entertainment was the most prevalent (60%) content type returned when "plastic surgery" was used as the search term.
conclusionsYouTube is an underutilized social media platform by plastic surgeons. The entertainment industry is taking advantage of the social media platform to attract and gain millions of views. Educational videos are low in number and quality.
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