Readability and quality of breast reduction on-line resources

Many patients are now using the Internet as a resource for health-related information. It is recommended that the readability of patient education materials should be equal to or less than an 11-13-year-old reading level.The aim of this study was to evaluate the readability and quality of websites related to breast reduction.The largest internet search engine was queried for 'breast reduction'. 112 articles from the ten most popular websites were downloaded for analysis. Results from the private cosmetic industry were excluded.