Park A J, Scerri G V, Benamore R, McDiarmid J G, Lamberty B G
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK.
J R Coll Surg Edinb. 1998 Jun;43(3):189-93.
The image of plastic surgery as portrayed by the media is of concern to all plastic surgeons. In order to assess knowledge about the specialty, a questionnaire was devised and given to five groups of participants: general practitioners, medical students, nurses, plastic surgical out-patient attendees, and the general public. The results revealed that general practitioners, nurses and medical students in the Cambridge area are, on the whole, knowledgeable about the role of plastic surgery. However, the general public are not so well educated and 23.7% of them could not think of five conditions treated by plastic surgeons, and felt that burns and cosmetic problems were the commonest conditions dealt with. Improved liaison with general practitioners, other specialties and more teaching of undergraduates, coupled with more effective promotion of the skills on offer might permit better use to be made of the specialty.
媒体所描绘的整形手术形象令所有整形外科医生担忧。为了评估对该专业的了解程度，设计了一份问卷并分发给五组参与者：全科医生、医学生、护士、整形外科门诊患者以及普通公众。结果显示，剑桥地区的全科医生、护士和医学生总体上对整形手术的作用有一定了解。然而，普通公众的相关知识水平较低，23.7%的人想不出整形外科医生治疗的五种病症，并且认为烧伤和美容问题是整形外科最常处理的病症。加强与全科医生、其他专业的联系，增加本科生教学，并更有效地宣传所提供的技能，可能会使该专业得到更好的利用。
