Samuel Knoedler, Giuseppe Sofo, Barbara Kern, Konstantin Frank, Sebastian Cotofana, Sarah von Isenburg, Sören Könneker, Francesco Mazzarone, Amir H Dorafshar, Leonard Knoedler, Michael Alfertshofer
BACKGROUND: Online patient reviews are crucial in guiding individuals who seek plastic surgery, but artificial chatbots pose a threat of disseminating fake reviews. This study aimed to compare real patient feedback with ChatGPT-generated reviews for the top five US plastic surgery procedures. METHODS: Thirty real patient reviews on rhinoplasty, blepharoplasty, facelift, liposuction, and breast augmentation were collected from RealSelf and used as templates for ChatGPT to generate matching patient reviews...
October 29, 2023: Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery: JPRAS