Public perception of "laser-assisted" blepharoplasty versus "blade-assisted" blepharoplasty

CONCLUSION: Elucidating patient perceptions and preferences for blade- versus laser-based blepharoplasty provides surgeons with perspective on how to tailor preoperative counselling. Before and after the intervention, participants had a bias toward choosing laser blepharoplasty. The intervention seems to falsely convince people that laser blepharoplasty leads to better outcomes. Because the doctor's advice can greatly impact patients' decisions, physicians have to be careful not to give false expectations when counselling patients. Inaccurate recall of key educational takeaways suggests that information should be vulgarized and delivered actively to patients.PMID:35397233 | DOI:10.1016/j.jcjo.2022.03.006
Source: Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology - Category: Opthalmology Authors: Source Type: research