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posted by martyb on Friday March 02 2018, @02:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the Jimmy-Durante-approved dept.

Does this selfie make my nose look big? Yes:

Taking selfies at a distance of about 12 inches from the face increases perceived nose size by nearly 30%, according to a report published Thursday in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery [DOI: 10.1001/jamafacial.2018.0009] [DX].

Researchers now are cautioning that patients interested in cosmetic procedures should not turn to self-photographs as guidance when considering making changes to their faces. "Patients, people, even my family have to be aware that if you're taking a selfie, it's not really how you look," said Dr. Boris Paskhover, a facial plastics and reconstructive surgeon at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and a leading author on the study. "Selfies make your nose look wider and thicker when it really isn't, and people like a smaller nose," Paskhover added. "My fear is that the generation out there now doesn't know. All they know is the selfie."

Also at EurekAlert and The Verge.


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  • (Score: 2) by c0lo on Friday March 02 2018, @03:20PM

    by c0lo (156) Subscriber Badge on Friday March 02 2018, @03:20PM (#646409) Journal

    If their face2face interaction is mediated by a phone the camera the majority of time, why wouldn't the request "Make my nose look better through the camera" be a legit request?

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