The obsession with social media, photos and portraying the ideal self has shown its teeth in the truest sense of the word, as teenagers go for plastic surgery to achieve the look of their favorite filters. What kind of world do we live in?
Obsession with modern technology and to all those she carries with her, she began to enter more and more strongly our subconscious. Plastic surgeon dr. Neelam Vashi coined the term 'snapchat dysmorphia', an alarming trend among young people, who want plastic surgery to achieve the look they have on their favorite Snapchat filters.
In a recently published article about filters and editing photos that have become a norm that is changing people's understanding of beauty around the world, found that with using Instagram's photo editing features, with Snapchat filters and Facetune individuals 'imitate' consultation with a plastic surgeon - instantly change the shape of their face, hairstyle, teeth...
Adolescents, as it is written, s they bring photos taken at a certain angle or lighting to surgical consultations. These are pictures that are unrealistic, because they set unrealistic expectations on patients because they want to achieve a fantasy version of themselves.
The ability to 'change ourselves' has become a new way, how to approach the operation. Vashi says yes before the popularity of sebs, the hump on the nose was the most common complaint of those who wanted a rhinoplasty procedure. Today, however, there is a growing interest in 'fixing' nose and face asymmetries, together with rhinoplasty and hair transplants, which are popular requests to improve appearance.
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