@article{article_1573358, title={The Views Of Potential Plastic Surgery Patients On Social Media Use: The Outcome Of A Questionnaire On Instastory}, journal={Samsun Medical Journal}, volume={2}, pages={13–18}, year={2024}, author={Bülbüloğlu, İsmail and Tuncel, Umut}, keywords={Social media, Questionnaire, Plastic surgery}, abstract={Objective: In the age of technology, various social media channels, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube have been used by the majority of surgeons to raise awareness, provide information about various medical procedures, and attract patients’ attention. However, social media has also brought some new problems as well as provided some benefits for both the surgeons and patients. Materials and methods: So, to understand the point of view of our followers, we prepared a short simple questionnaire, and we submitted it through Instagram asking them to answer the questions. Therefore, this article is based on views of our followers about the posts with aesthetic surgery on social media. It was seen that 56.0 percent of the participants mainly used Instagram, followed by Facebook (22.0 percent), and YouTube (9.6 percent). Results: The most prominent result was that the participants thought not to be interested in the educative posts on Instagram, however, the doctor’s website was found the most credible information source in comparison to the other social media platforms when seeking a surgeon for their aesthetic problems. Conclusions: Therefore, Therefore, if we want to guide patients correctly, we should use social media channels according to the interests and tendencies of the followers.}, number={1}, publisher={Samsun University}, organization={None}