Misconceptions in Plastic Surgery: Crowdsourcing Public Perceptions of Plastic Surgery Urban Myths.
The general public and non-plastic-surgeon health care workers appear to have misconceptions about the scope and practice of plastic surgery. Open-ended patient-physician communication and patient-centered educational resources can potentially overcome plastic surgery misconceptions, thereby optimizing patient health outcomes and satisfaction.
Authors
- Raman Mehrzad
- Loree K. Kalliainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0305-877X)
- Nikhil Sobti
- Navya Baranwal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-865X)
- Jesse E. Menville (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1008-954X)
- Elijah M. Persad‐Paisley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6572-9033)
- Carole S.L. Spake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1654-8102)
- Nidhi Shinde
Institutions
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00