Some interesting research leads to some uncomfortable conclusions about the potential for uptake in plastic surgery requests following the taking of selfies.
Researchers used a variety of methods to demonstrate how selfies may be distorted and not reflective of the true appearance of a person. Dr Amirlak and his colleagues used 30 volunteers - 23 women and 7 men to take photos of each individual.
Each person had 3 photos taken of them one at 12 inches another at 18 inches and 5 feet.
Some surprising distortions became apparent:
The nose appeared 6.4 percent longer on the photos taken from 12 inches away
The nose appeared 4.3 percent longer on the photo taken from 18 inches away
There was a 12% decrease on the length of the chin on the photo taken from twelve inches away
This led to a 17% increase in the ratio of nose-chin length
A complete summary of the research can be found in the ScienceDaily article provided below:
Indeed, selfies and filters are leading cause of plastic surgery. Unrealistic beauty trends made one to have surgery and it also cause low self-esteem in individuals.
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