Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.
Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH.
Aesthet Surg J. 2021 Feb 12;41(3):NP101-NP110. doi: 10.1093/asj/sjaa065.
The utilization of the smartphone and social media have introduced paradigm shifts to cosmetic surgery. Much has been studied regarding social media and its influences in plastic surgery; however, little is known about facial editing applications and how these relate to plastic surgery practices.
The authors sought to discover if face-editing applications influence patients' pursuit of plastic surgery, who utilizes these applications, and why.
An anonymous survey was administered between September and December 2019, including questions about demographics, familiarity, and utilization of face-editing applications, motivations in utilization and influences towards pursuing cosmetic procedures, and attitudes towards applications.
Seventy patients completed the survey and 32.9% admitted to utilizing face-editing applications. Patients utilizing applications were significantly younger (36.9 years) than those who did not (54 years [P < 0.001]). Among those familiar with applications, women were significantly more likely than men to utilize them (100% vs 78.6%, respectively [P = 0.047]). Social media was the most common influence for utilizing apps (87%). The majority confirmed that these applications played a role in pursuing cosmetic procedures (56.5%). Most patients did not regret their utilization of these applications (87%).
Face-editing applications serve a role regarding patient decision-making to pursue cosmetic surgery. Several motivators exist for application utilization, the largest of which is social media. Younger females are the most likely demographic to utilize applications and generally do not express regret in doing so. Plastic surgeons would benefit by understanding patient motivations and expectations created by utilizing these applications.
智能手机和社交媒体的使用给美容外科带来了范式转变。关于社交媒体及其对整形外科学的影响已经进行了大量研究；然而，关于面部编辑应用程序及其与整形手术实践的关系，人们知之甚少。
作者试图发现面部编辑应用程序是否会影响患者对整形手术的追求、哪些人使用这些应用程序以及原因。
2019 年 9 月至 12 月期间，作者进行了一项匿名调查，其中包括有关人口统计学、对这些应用程序的熟悉程度和使用情况、使用这些应用程序的动机、对整形手术的影响以及对应用程序的态度等问题。
70 名患者完成了调查，其中 32.9%承认使用过面部编辑应用程序。使用应用程序的患者明显比未使用的患者年轻（36.9 岁对 54 岁[P < 0.001]）。在熟悉应用程序的患者中，女性使用这些应用程序的可能性明显高于男性（分别为 100%和 78.6%[P = 0.047]）。社交媒体是应用程序使用最常见的影响因素（87%）。大多数人确认这些应用程序在追求美容手术方面发挥了作用（56.5%）。大多数患者不后悔使用这些应用程序（87%）。
面部编辑应用程序在患者决定接受美容手术方面发挥了作用。应用程序使用的动机有几个，其中最大的动机是社交媒体。年轻女性是最有可能使用应用程序的人群，并且通常不会对此表示后悔。整形外科医生通过了解这些应用程序的使用所产生的患者动机和期望将从中受益。
