Plastic surgery tweets educate the public but can mislead as most of the tweets are by the public themselves and not by the plastic surgeons.

‘Tweets about plastic surgery made by plastic surgeons are only 6 percent, while 70 percent of the tweets were posted by the public.’

The researchers analyzed 2,900 tweets including the words "plastic surgery" -- and found that only six per cent of tweets about plastic surgery were actually made by plastic surgeons while 70 percent were posted by the public. 




While the researchers believe that Twitter "may be the best-suited platform to fulfill the role of public education and engagement," the study reveals that a high percentage (37 percent) of tweets with hashtag "Plastic Surgery" by plastic surgeons were self-promotional.
It also noted that only five percent of tweets included the "Plastic Surgery" hashtag.
The report, published in the Journal Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, found that 50 percent of the tweets were about celebrity plastic surgery while 44 percent were about aesthetic surgery.
The researchers suggested plastic surgeons to reclaim plastic surgery from the tabloid press, celebrity gossip and cosmetic quackery in the interests of public safety and quality outcomes.
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