{"id":2262,"date":"2020-08-06T19:13:09","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T23:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/?p=2262"},"modified":"2020-08-06T19:13:11","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T23:13:11","slug":"your-selfie-is-lying-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.entofathens.com\/your-selfie-is-lying-to-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Selfie Is Lying to You"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Thanks to advances in smartphone technology, nearly everyone carries a camera around with them. This is great in some aspects, as it makes capturing precious candid moments and even taking notes<\/a> during lectures much easier and more convenient. However, studies show there are risks, too. Researchers have found that selfies \u2013 photos taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone\u2019s front camera \u2013 alter how you actually look. This is impacting an entire generation\u2019s self-image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What the Data Shows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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A poll by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons found that 42 percent of surgeons have seen patients seeking cosmetic procedures <\/a>to improve their appearance in selfies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPatients under age 40 take out their phones and tell me they don\u2019t like how they look,\u201d explained Dr. Boris Paskhover<\/a> of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark. \u201cThey literally show me a selfie of themselves and complain about their noses \u2026 I have to explain that I understand they\u2019re not happy but what they\u2019re seeing is distorted.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is why Paskhover and his colleagues created a mathematical model for describing the distortive effects of selfies taken at various camera angles and distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Study<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The purpose of the study was to prove that selfies increase perceived nasal size<\/a>. Researchers modeled an average looking male and female face from a random sample of racially and ethnically diverse participants around the U.S. Using these models, researchers calculated the relative distortion of various facial features seen by a camera at 12 inches and five feet away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhen taken at 12 in away \u2026 selfies increase nasal size by 30% in males and 29% in females compared with an orthographic projection. Predictably, an image taken at 5 ft, a standard portrait distance, results in essentially no difference in perceived size,\u201d the authors said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Implications of Research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Next time you take a selfie and are unhappy with the result, consider how your camera is affecting your self-perception and self-esteem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI really think we need to be self-aware that our cameras are skewing what we see. It\u2019s not true,\u201d Paskhober said. \u201cThe younger generation needs to be aware of it \u2014 social media is everywhere.\u201d For more information or to talk to an experienced aesthetician, contact ENT of Athens today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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