DISTORTED photos from mobile phone cameras are being blamed for an increased demand in plastic surgery, according to a new study from UT Southwestern in Texas, USA.
The findings, reported in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, cited the need for plastic surgeons to discuss the phenomenon with their patients.
Study leader Bardi Amirlak said "if young people are using selfies as their only guide, they may be coming to plastic surgeons to fix problems that don't exist except in the world of social media".
Dr Amirlak noted that there was a clearly documented relationship between the rise of selfies and increasing requests for rhinoplasty, because the snaps are taken at close range.
On average noses appear 6.4% longer in a selfie, compared to a standard "clinical photograph," while chins looked 12% shorter leading to a "substantial 17% increase in the ratio of nose to chin length" and a rise in body dissatisfaction.
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