Table 3.
Public’s perception of the field of plastic surgery practice (general/reconstructive interventions) (n = 1290)
| Plastic surgery-related scenarios | “PS alone”/“PS + others”/“no PS” N (%) |
p value |
|---|---|---|
| General/reconstructive interventions | ||
| Scar management | 478 (37.1)/458 (35.5)/354 (27.4) | * |
| Major burns management | 644 (49.9)/125 (9.7)/521 (40.4) | ** |
| Cutaneous melanoma management | 161 (12.5)/201 (15.6)/928 (71.9) | *** |
| Skin graft surgery | 614 (47.6)/346 (26.8)/330 (25.6) | **** |
| Facial skin cancer surgery | 246 (19.1)/290 (22.5)/754 (58.4) | *** |
| Facial paralysis management | 106 (8.2)/230 (17.8)/954 (74.0) | *** |
| Facial fracture surgery | 272 (21.1)/285 (22.1)/733 (56.8) | ***** |
| Tongue cancer surgery | 197 (15.3)/194 (15.0)/899 (69.7) | ***** |
| Cleft lip/palate surgery | 560 (43.4)/267 (20.7)/463 (35.9) | ** |
| Congenital skull deformity surgery | 526 (40.8)/356 (27.6)/408 (31.6) | ** |
| Congenital eyelid deformity surgery | 603 (46.7)/307 (23.8)/380 (29.5) | ** |
| Congenital ear deformity surgery | 607 (47.1)/334 (25.9)/349 (27.1) | **** |
| Congenital nasal deformity surgery | 604 (46.8)/338 (26.2)/348 (27.0) | **** |
| Congenital hand defect surgery | 196 (15.2)/316 (24.5)/778 (60.3) | *** |
| Hand fracture management | 0 (0)/181 (14.0)/1109 (86.0) | *** |
| Postmastectomy breast surgery | 1013 (78.5)/152 (11.8)/125 (9.7) | **** |
| Pressure ulcer management | 359 (27.8)/333 (25.8)/598 (46.4) | ***** |
| Chest wall surgery | 266 (20.6)/341 (26.4)/683 (52.9) | *** |
“PS alone” = respondents listing only plastic surgeon as expert, “PS + others” = respondents listing plastic surgeon and others as experts, “no PS” = no respondents listing plastic surgeon as expert
N number of respondents
*p < 0.001, for all comparisons (“PS alone” = “PS + others” > “no PS”), except “PS alone” versus “PS + others” with p > 0.05; **p ≤ 0.002, for all comparisons (“PS alone” > “no PS” > “PS + others”); ***p < 0.03, for all comparisons (“PS alone” < “PS + others” < “no PS”); ****p < 0.001, for all comparisons (“PS alone” > “PS + others” = “no PS”), except “PS + others” versus “no PS” with p > 0.05; *****p < 0.001, for all comparisons (“PS alone” = “PS + others” < “no PS”), except “PS alone” versus “PS + others” with p > 0.05