From Selfies to Surgery: Unveiling Trends and Ethical Considerations in Facial Feminization on Instagram.

IF 16.4 1区 化学 Q1 CHEMISTRY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Alexandra F Hoffman, Matteo Laspro, Sachin Chinta, David L Tran, Eduardo D Rodriguez
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Facial feminization surgery (FFS) is a critical gender-affirming intervention utilized to alleviate gender dysphoria. This study investigates the role of Instagram in shaping public perceptions and disseminating information about FFS. The authors analyzed the most recent 500 Instagram posts using the hashtag "#facialfeminizationsurgery" through a nonbiased data scraping platform between June 1, 2023 and October 13, 2023. Posts were categorized, for example, by tone, author, hospital, practice location, and whether it was a patient or physician-reported outcome. Of the posts, 85% connoted a positive tone. Health care providers and organizations posted 65.4% of content. Geographic breakdown showed that of posts written in English, 55% of health care providers were from the United States. The top 3 most frequently cited locations outside of the United States were India (25.2%), England (19.1%), and South Korea (16.0%). Common themes among posts were perception of FFS and whether it be deemed cosmetic or reconstructive, ethical considerations, and insurance/funding. 36% of posts were advertisements, and 20% were educational, which emphasized the role of social media in disseminating information. This study emphasizes the dynamic nature of social media and its large impact on FFS with regard to disseminating accurate information, navigating the patient-physician relationship, and posting ethical content. The demographics of the users and posts show growing global interest in FFS, a largely positive tone from users, and a large presence of health care workers. Lastly, Instagram is an educational tool for FFS and spreads awareness of insurance and issues faced by patients through first-hand perspectives.

从自拍到手术:揭示 Instagram 上面部女性化的趋势和伦理考量。
面部女性化手术(FFS)是一种重要的性别确认干预措施,用于缓解性别焦虑症。本研究调查了 Instagram 在塑造公众对面部女性化手术的看法和传播相关信息方面所起的作用。作者在 2023 年 6 月 1 日至 2023 年 10 月 13 日期间,通过一个无偏见的数据搜刮平台,分析了 Instagram 上使用 "#facialfeminizationsurgery "标签的最新 500 篇帖子。对帖子进行了分类,例如,按照语气、作者、医院、实践地点以及是患者还是医生报告的结果进行分类。在这些帖子中,85% 的语气是积极的。医疗服务提供者和机构发布的内容占 65.4%。地域细分显示,在用英语撰写的帖子中,55% 的医疗服务提供者来自美国。最常提到的美国以外的前 3 个地点是印度(25.2%)、英国(19.1%)和韩国(16.0%)。帖子的共同主题是对 FFS 的看法以及是否将其视为美容或整形、伦理考虑和保险/资金。36%的帖子是广告,20%是教育性的,这强调了社交媒体在传播信息方面的作用。这项研究强调了社交媒体的动态性质及其在传播准确信息、引导医患关系和发布道德内容方面对全科医疗服务的巨大影响。用户和帖子的人口统计学特征显示,全球对全科医疗的兴趣与日俱增,用户的语气大多积极正面,医护人员的参与度也很高。最后,Instagram 是家庭护理服务的教育工具,它通过第一手资料传播保险意识和患者面临的问题。
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Accounts of Chemical Research
Accounts of Chemical Research 化学-化学综合
CiteScore
31.40
自引率
1.10%
发文量
312
审稿时长
2 months
期刊介绍: Accounts of Chemical Research presents short, concise and critical articles offering easy-to-read overviews of basic research and applications in all areas of chemistry and biochemistry. These short reviews focus on research from the author’s own laboratory and are designed to teach the reader about a research project. In addition, Accounts of Chemical Research publishes commentaries that give an informed opinion on a current research problem. Special Issues online are devoted to a single topic of unusual activity and significance. Accounts of Chemical Research replaces the traditional article abstract with an article "Conspectus." These entries synopsize the research affording the reader a closer look at the content and significance of an article. Through this provision of a more detailed description of the article contents, the Conspectus enhances the article's discoverability by search engines and the exposure for the research.
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