Doctors say selfie and new photo filters are driving teens to plastic surgery

The new trend which the doctors have noticed is that now people want to change their look according to the photo filters. The surgeons are sounding the alarm on this disturbing trend that's emerged with the growing popularity of social media.


As per the report of Boston University School of Medicine's Department of Dermatology, “It wants cosmetic surgery to look better in future pics, too. This is an alarming trend because those filtered selfies often present an unattainable look and are blurring the line of reality and fantasy for these patients.”


The doctors said, “Now, it is not just celebrities propagating beauty standards: it is a classmate, a coworker, or a friend. The pervasiveness of these filtered images can take a toll on one's self-esteem; make one feel inadequate for not looking a certain way in the real world. It may even act as a trigger and lead to the development of body dysmorphic disorder, or a mental health condition in which a person is preoccupied with a nonexistent or minor flaw in their physical appearance.”