RealSelf Social Media Analysis of Rhinoplasty Patient Reviews

Lee, Paul B.; Miano, Deanna Ingrassia; Sesselmann, Madeline; Johnson, Jared; Chung, Michael T.; Abboud, Michel; Johnson, Andrew P.; Zuliani, Giancarlo

doi:10.1016/j.bjps.2022.02.060

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“…While several studies have examined various aspects of otolaryngology on social media [19,23,24,28,29,37,49], the presence of UAS on social media has not been thoroughly studied. In a 2021 study, Xiao et al evaluated the usefulness and informativeness of YouTube videos for patients concerning UAS for OSA [50].…”

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Beyond Hypoglossal Hype: Social Media Perspectives on the Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System

Rossi,

Vories,

Razmi

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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In the landscape of sleep surgery, the Inspire® Upper Airway Stimulation (UAS) device has gained prominence as an increasingly popular treatment option for obstructive sleep apnea, prompting significant discourse across social media platforms. This study explores the social media narrative of the UAS device, particularly the nature of multimedia content, author demographics, and audience engagement on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Our analysis encompassed 423 public posts, revealing images (67.4%) and videos (28.1%) as the dominant content types, with over a third of posts authored by physicians. A notable 40% of posts were advertisements, whereas patient experiences comprised 34.5%. TikTok, although presenting a smaller sample size, showed a substantially higher engagement rate, with posts averaging 152.9 likes, compared with Instagram and Facebook at 32.7 and 41.2 likes, respectively. The findings underscore the need for otolaryngologists and healthcare professionals to provide clear, evidence-based information on digital platforms. Given social media’s expanding role in healthcare, medical professionals must foster digital literacy and safeguard the accuracy of health information online. In this study, we concluded that maintaining an evidence-based, transparent digital dialogue for medical innovations such as the UAS device necessitates collaborative efforts among physicians, health institutions, and technology companies.

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confidence: 99%

Beyond Hypoglossal Hype: Social Media Perspectives on the Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System

Rossi,

Vories,

Razmi

et al. 2023

Healthcare

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“…However, ethical and legal constraints on protecting patients' privacy significantly influence doctors' use of social media. The advent of RealSelf in 2006 profoundly affected how doctors (mainly plastic surgeons) could market themselves online and assess the psychological and physical consequences of their patients' treatments 9,10 .…”

Section: Social Media Platformsmentioning

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“…In addition to general feedback, reviewers can rate their surgeon on various factors, such as bedside manner, aftercare and follow-up, using a unique 5-star system. Additionally, potential patients can use the age filter on RealSelf to find doctors who may be the most excellent fit for their surgery needs 10 .…”

Section: Realselfmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The use of social media and its influence on rhinoplasty decision

Manole,

Muluk,

Cingi

et al. 2024

Romanian Journal of Rhinology

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OBJECTIVES. We reviewed the use of social media and its influence on rhinoplasty decisions. MATERIAL AND METHODS. The literature survey was performed in PubMed, EBSCO, UpToDate, and ProQuest Central databases of Kırıkkale University and Google and Google Scholar databases. RESULTS. Networking features available through social media sites allow users to discover and share countless photos, videos and links from their desktops and mobile devices. In the United Kingdom, over 55% of facial plastic surgeons reported that their cosmetic patients were inspired to look better in selfies. 53.4% of respondents felt that TV shows promoting plastic surgery impacted the popularity of such procedures, and 65.0% of respondents believed that social media had a similar effect. Males reported being much less satisfied with surgery than females and were less specific about why they were unhappy. One-third of patients regularly looked for information about rhinoplasty on social media. Less than a third were affected by celebrities who had rhinoplasty for cosmetic reasons. However, over three percent believed the social media ads portraying rhinoplasty as a safe surgical procedure. CONCLUSION. We concluded that social media platforms play a significant role for the decision to undergo rhinoplasty and postoperative patient satisfaction.

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“…The main objective in rhinoplasty is to make the aspirant happy with their nose as the success is dictated by patient satisfaction. According to the literature, patient satisfaction has been reported to range from about 73.25-93.8% [3][4][5][6][7][8][9] . The difference in the outcome measures employed for assessing satisfaction in a study, explain the wide range of results.…”

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An Audit of Outcomes in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty with the Mandatory Psychiatric Evaluation Protocol

Shandilya,

Bourke,

Shandilya

2024

Facial Plast Surg

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With the high demand of rhinoplasty surgery, careful selection and management of aspirants, as well as proper assessment of outcomes after surgery, is imperative for successful outcome and learning from it. The aim of this study was to answer two important questions: 1. What is the success rate in cosmetic rhinoplasty?, and 2. How best to identify candidates who would achieve good outcomes. In this study group, we excluded patients with any functional concerns, and those confounding factors that could in any way influence the satisfaction from a cosmetic surgery in patient perception. This study is a part of the trilogy of articles on ‘Psychology of Rhinoplasty’ submitted to this volume of Facial Plastic Surgery, using Mandatory Psychiatric Evaluation (MPE) to optimise candidacy. 184 patients (144 female, 40 male) aged 16-63 (M = 31.09) met criteria and were used in this study (follow-up 3-122 months, M = 70.18 months), and outcome satisfaction was assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score and a five-point Likert scale. The mean improvement between pre-operative (M = 4.26) and post-operative VAS scores (M = 8.47) was 4.23. Most patients were happy or very happy (95.1%) about the surgical outcome, where the patients who were very happy generally scored between 8-10 on the VAS (77.2%), and those who were happy generally scoring 6-7.9 (21.2%). Some patients, however, were neutral (3.3%) or unhappy (1.6%) about their surgical outcome, and generally scored around 7 or less on the VAS. The successful outcomes in 95.1% patients reflects a carefully designed protocol for rhinoplasty candidacy, and yet, showed 4.9% with poor satisfaction despite these efforts. An ever present proportion of unhappy outcomes is a reality of this popular surgery.

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RealSelf Social Media Analysis of Rhinoplasty Patient Reviews

Cited by 9 publications

References 15 publications

Beyond Hypoglossal Hype: Social Media Perspectives on the Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System

Beyond Hypoglossal Hype: Social Media Perspectives on the Inspire Upper Airway Stimulation System

The use of social media and its influence on rhinoplasty decision

An Audit of Outcomes in Cosmetic Rhinoplasty with the Mandatory Psychiatric Evaluation Protocol

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