Selfies could be fueling Dubai’s booming plastic surgery industry as close up photos give a distorted impression of the size of your nose, new research has found.
Experts in Dubai have warned of the mental health implications of increasing pressures on appearance, with selfies offering a distorted view of our physical traits.
Researchers at Rutger University in New Jersey, America said evidence from a mathematical model supports the theory that close up photos distort facial dimensions.
University experts found selfies taken from 12 inches away increased perception of nose size by 30 per cent in men, and 29 per cent in women when compared with photographs taken from the standard portrait distance of five feet away.
The results led doctors involved in the research to claim the increasing popularity of selfies could be helping increase demand for nose jobs.
Speaking at a plastic surgery conference in Dubai, Dr Bander Al Aithan, a cosmetic surgeon at the Bella Roma Medical and Aesthetic Surgery Centre, said rising demand for plastic surgery is being helped by social media and easy access to photos.
“Body dysmorphic syndrome is a psychological condition that affects the patient’s perception of how their body looks,” he said.
“We acknowledge this condition and recognize it within the industry, and doctors should not be operating on patients if this is recognized. They should be referred to a psychologist instead.
“Most of these patients will go to multiple plastic surgeons to try and get surgery done.”
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