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Ital J Dermatol Venerol2025;160(5):413-417.October 1, 2025Journal Article

Ethical and professional use of social media: Consensus of Italian Dermatologists active on social media.

Lidia Sacchelli1,2, Marta Fusano3, Laura Colli4, Valentina Trevisan3, Rossana Capezzera5, Federica Cavallini6, Lisa Cecchini7, Rosa Frisario8, Luciano Galotta9,10, Maria T Luverà9,11, Giovanni Menchini12, Luigia Panariello13, Michela Starace14,15, Federica Trovato16, Andrea Vizzaccaro17, Federica Osti18
1Dermatology Unit, IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy - Lidia.sacchelli@gmail.com.
2Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy - Lidia.sacchelli@gmail.com.
3Department of Dermatology, Studio Medico Trevisan, Milan, Italy.
4Department of Dermatology, I Colori della Pelle - Centro Medico Colli, Gerenzano, Varese, Italy.
5Department of Dermatology, Studio Medico Sedona, Venice, Italy.
6Department of Dermatology, Studio Medico Cavallini, Villafranca Padovana, Padua, Italy.
7Department of Dermatology, Studio Medico Cecchini, Cesena, Italy.
8Department of Dermatology, Studio Medico Frisariodermoestetica, Barletta, Italy.
9Department of Dermatology, MAGI Studi Medici, Livorno, Italy.
10Usl Nord-Ovest Toscana, Cecina, Livorno, Italy.
11USMAF-SASN Ministero della Salute, Livorno, Italy.
12Department of Dermatology, Dermacademy Institute Aesthetic Medicine and Plastique Surgery, Pisa, Italy.
13Department of Dermatology, Studio Medico Panariello, Torre del Greco, Naples, Italy.
14Dermatology Unit, IRCCS University Hospital of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
15Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
16Department of Dermatology, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
17Private Practitioner, Rome, Italy.
18Department of Dermatology, Amor Proprio Medical Clinique, Faenza, Ravenna, Italy.
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Social media has transformed medical communication, providing dermatologists with opportunities for public education, professional visibility, and patient engagement. However, ethical and professional concerns arise due to the lack of dermatology-specific guidelines in Italy. While the National Federation of Orders of Physicians and Dentists (FNOMCeO) offers general recommendations, no…

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