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.
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday March 02 2018, @03:21PM (1 child)
That is Grishnakh, right? You apparently have some kind of magic lens to remove gross distortion?
(sorry Grishnakh - I couldn't resist such an obvious opening for an insult)
(Score: 5, Funny) by Grishnakh on Friday March 02 2018, @04:20PM
I am extremely offended by your insinuation that we Orcs are somehow unattractive as a race. We are an attractive, intelligent, peaceful, and technological race of beings who has been demonized as literal monsters by the evil, imperialistic forces of Gandalf and the Elves.