Background As the world continues to advance technologically, social media (SM) is
becoming an essential part of billions of people's lives worldwide and is affecting almost …

Social media sites and platforms have grown in numbers with an enormous potential to
reach and disseminate information in real time. They are impacting tremendously for better …

Background: Social media discussions are alive among plastic surgeons. This article
represents a primer on beginning to understand how the public would seek out plastic …

Background Ethical guidelines for appropriate use of social media are beginning to be
delineated. As social media becomes ingrained in plastic surgery culture, education of …

Background Recent studies demonstrate that board-certified plastic surgeons are
underrepresented amongst individuals posting public-directed marketing plastic surgery …

Background: The use of social media is growing tremendously along with its impact on the
practice of plastic surgery, for better or for worse. Patients are increasingly using social …

Background: As social media's applications continue to evolve, the pitfalls and dangers
associated with misuse have been accentuated in the literature. Consequently, academic …

Background Recent evidence shows accelerating worldwide adoption of social media and
suggests a commensurate increase in social media use by integrated plastic surgery …

Social media has been demonstrated to serve as a critical tool for plastic surgeons,
facilitating patient engagement, peer-to-peer education and learning, and outreach to the …

Background: The popularity of social media among plastic surgeons and patients has
increased in the last years. We conducted this study to explore the differences in patients' …