Impact of, Factors for the Success of, and Concerns Regarding Transplant Patients' Skin Cancer Campaigns: Observational Study.

Background: Due to rising health care costs, patients have sought alternative ways of addressing medical expenses. In particular, transplant patients have complex and expensive medical needs-including skin cancer surveillance-that may not be fully covered by insurance. One such method of financing medical costs is by crowdsourcing through web-based platforms, most notably GoFundMe.

Thematic and Demographic Analysis of Crowdsourcing Practices for Plastic Surgery.

Background: In this study, we investigate the characterization of medical crowdsourcing on GoFundMe for plastic surgery procedures, with overall funds raised being the primary end point.

Hypothesis: Certain demographic factors such as sex and race mentioned in campaign narratives are associated with the effectiveness of medical crowdfunding campaigns.

Methods: Search terms were used to aggregate fundraising campaigns for plastic surgery medical procedures on GoFundMe.