Otolaryngologists Trail Other Specialties in Industry Payments From Dermal Filler Companies

Autor: Justin C. McCarty, Adeeb Derakhshan, Robin W. Lindsay, Shekhar K. Gadkaree, Danielle C. Reny, Linda N. Lee, Vinay K. Rathi
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: The Laryngoscope. 132:301-306
ISSN: 1531-4995
0023-852X
DOI: 10.1002/lary.29746
Popis: OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Dermal filler (DF) is a widely used nonsurgical option for facial rejuvenation with a rapidly expanding market. Physician payments by DF industry leaders have yet to be characterized. We sought to investigate trends in physician-industry payments by DF companies over 6 years. Differences in payments based on physician specialty and time were characterized. STUDY DESIGN Database review. METHODS The Open Payments Database was queried from 2013 to 2018. Payments made by the three largest DF companies by market share to otolaryngologists, plastic surgeons, and dermatologists were analyzed. Total dollars paid, number of payments made, type of payments made, and total number of specialists paid were recorded. One-way ANOVA was used for statistical analysis. RESULTS Otolaryngologists, plastic surgeons, and dermatologists received average annual payments of $0.36 million, $6.3 million, and $6.6 million respectively (P
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