Abstract: Readability of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon Websites: Regional and Procedural Variation
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METHODS: All top-rated tweets (as per Twitter algorithm) under #PlasticSurgery in January 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Data from tweets with links to full, open access and society/ institutional patient information articles were extracted. Content and identity of the person tweeting was assessed. Readability was analyzed using established tests: Coleman-Liau, Flesch-Kincaid, Flesch Reading Ease Index, FORCAST Readability Formula, Fry Graph, Gunning Fog Index, New Dale-Chall Formula, New Fog Count, Raygor Readability Estimate, and Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) Readability Formula.
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