Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Health Promotion Perspectives 2228-6497 9 4 2019 10 24 Instagram as a social media tool about orthognathic surgery 319 322 10.15171/hpp.2019.44 EN S Kutalmış Buyuk https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7885-9582 Tugce Imamoglu Journal Article 10.15171/hpp.2019.44 2019 07 16 2019 08 22 Background: The aim of this short communication was to evaluate the quality and content of the Instagram posts about orthognathic surgery. Methods: Two hashtags #jawsurgery and #orthognathicsurgery were searched on Instagramin this retrospective Instagram post analysis study. Selected 100 posts for each hashtag were analyzed for type, total number of likes, comments, purpose and source. Results: Most of the posts about #jawsurgery were uploaded by patients (56.1%) who shared their personal experience. Most of the posts about #orthognathicsurgery also were uploaded by clinics (49.1%). Most of posts (39.6%) provided information about orthognathic surgery in #orthognaticsurgery. Posts generally involved by patient’s experience (49.1%), followed by patient information (28.1%), and advertisement (22.8%) in #jawsurgery. Conclusion: Patients should be educated by orthodontists and maxillofacial surgeons about Instagram platform that it is not an adequate or accurate source of information about orthognathic surgery in its current form.