Is There a Selfie Epidemic?

Chen et al should be commended for this novel study, which attempts to directly relate the current landscape of social media to the acceptance of cosmetic surgery. Their findings that social media investment had a positive effect on the consideration of surgery corroborates the rising trend noticed among facial plastic surgeons. The discussion provided on the negative effect of social media and, more specifically, selfies highlights the need to better understand the underlying motives and characteristics of our patients.
Source: JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Source Type: research