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lder females undergoing facial cosmetic surgery commonly use herbal supplements, according to a recent study.
Researchers with Case Western
Reserve University, Cleveland, retrospectively reviewed the charts of 200 patients aged 15 and older who underwent facial cosmetic surgery with one surgeon. The patients were classified as herbal supplement users or non-herbal supplement users. The study, entitled 'The incidence of vitamin, mineral, herbal, and other supplement use in facial cosmetic patients', was published in the July issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Upon analysis, the researchers found that cosmetic surgery patients are more likely than general surgery patients to be taking some kind of supplement. Nearly half (49%) of the patients in the study used some type of supplement and were classified as herbal supplement users. Of these, one quarter (24.5%) used vitamins or minerals, 2.5% used animal- and plant-based
A University of Colorado Cancer Center study published in the Dermatology Online Journal shows that YouTube allows researchers, journals, and health advocates to connect directly with the public on topics of skin cancer and prevention.
The study queried YouTube for
search terms related to dermatology, including 'sun protection, skin cancer, skin cancer awareness, and skin conditions'.
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STUDY FINDS SUPPLEMENT USE COMMON IN OLDER COSMETIC SURGERY PATIENTS
PRACTITIONERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF ASSOCIATED RISKS OF SUPPLEMENT USE
supplements, and 22% used both. The most common supplements recorded by the authors were vitamin D (n=52), multivitamins (n=51), calcium (n=35), fish oil or omega-3 fatty acids (n=28), and vitamin B (n=27).
Risks from herbal supplement use Dietary supplements that can increase the risk of bleeding, including bilberry, bromelain, fish oil,
flax seed oil, garlic, methylsulfonyl- methane, selenium, and vitamin E, were reported 45 times in 35 patients, according to the authors. Among those who used herbal supplements, the average number used was 2.8 supplements, the majority (89.8%) of patients were female with an average age of 51.4 compared with the non-herbal group, which consisted of 77.5% female patients who averaged 38.5 years, according to the abstract. The authors highlighted that nearly 20% of all patients in this study and 35.7% of those classified as herbal supplement users would have been at risk of bleeding if not advised to stop the use of these specific supplements prior to surgery.
'Considering the potential ill effects of these
products on surgery and recovery, awareness and careful documentation and prohibiting the patients from the consumption of these products will increase the safety and reduce the recovery following cosmetic procedures,' the authors concluded.
YOUTUBE OFFERS SCIENCE NEW WAY TO REACH THE PUBLIC
Results included 100 videos with a cumulative 47 million views. The videos were shared a total of 101 173 times and drove 6325 subscriptions to distinct YouTube user pages. According to the researchers,
these results point to a new opportunity to disseminate research directly to the public. In the field of dermatology, specifically, the researchers see great promise in speaking directly
to consumers of social media. For example, of the videos returned with the search query 'skin cancer', 25% were educational and another 25% were what the researchers considered 'complementary and alternative medicine videos.' Overall, only 35% of videos across all dermatology search terms were uploaded by or featured a biomedical professional. The researchers hope that as more academic institutions,
researchers, and journals recognise the promise and accept the challenge of social media, information directly from these credible and well-meaning sources may be able to change the popular conversation. For skin cancer and other diseases, patients, the at-risk public, businesses, and advertisers are online. The researchers hope that authoritative sources and journals will learn to add their voices as well.
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