Rutgers study says YouTube is a “source of misinformation on plastic surgery”
A first-of-its-kind study evaluating YouTube videos on facial plastic surgery procedures, has found that most are misleading marketing campaigns posted by non-qualified medical professionals.
The study was carried out by Rutgers University researchers and was published in the JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.
The study evaluated 240 top-viewed videos with 160 million combined views using DISCERN criteria, a scale for assessing the quality of medical information presented online or in other media, which takes into account risks, a discussion of non-surgical options and the validity of the information presented.
The results revealed that the majority of videos did not include professionals qualified in the procedures portrayed, including 94 videos with no medical professional at all.
