Complete Hemifacial Paralysis Post-facelift: Making Sense of a Plastic Surgeon's Worst Nightmare.

Background: Postrhytidectomy hemifacial paralysis is a frightening clinical condition affecting the proximal facial nerve and most often associated with Bell's palsy. Associated symptoms are common and include auditory, salivary, vestibular, and gustatory complaints.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to provide increased awareness of postrhytidectomy hemifacial paralysis secondary to Bell's palsy in the plastic surgery community.

#PRS: A Study of Plastic Surgery Trends With the Rise of Instagram.

Background: Instagram (Menlo Park, CA) has become a popular means of advertisement for aesthetic surgery procedures, influencing patients' likelihood of undergoing a procedure. In this study, the authors aim to explore public interest in aesthetic procedures before and after the Instagram platform started gaining in popularity through Google Trends (Google, Mountain View, CA), a platform with previously demonstrated utility for tracking interest in surgical procedures.

Objectives: The authors hypothesize that as a result of increased medical marketing on Instagram, there is an increase in public interest in elective procedures of plastic surgery.

Content and Engagement Among Plastic Surgeons on Instagram.

Background: Patients routinely use social media to locate providers, review before-and-after photographs, and discuss experiences, making it a powerful marketing tool for plastic surgeons. A few studies have systematically evaluated plastic surgery app content.

Objectives: This study aims to analyze engagement levels and content posted by top plastic surgeon influencers on Instagram (Menlo Park, CA).