Self pushes young people to plastic surgery

One-third of the American plastic surgeons have to deal with patients younger than 30, who do not like their own pictures on the Internet. The desire to successfully obtained the photographs SELF pushes these young people under the knife.

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A study commissioned by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, the study found that the trend   SELF   (pictures themselves, filmed on a mobile phone to place on the Internet) is pushing tens of thousands of young people into the arms of Plastic Surgeons. It is the desire to look good in the pictures the doctors explain the 10% increase in the number of rhinoplasties , 7% in the hair transplant and 5% in blepharoplasty among young people over the last year.

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58% of the doctors surveyed said that witnessed significant growth in demand for its services among the youngest patients, which can be attributed to the pressure of social networking sites. Women often ask for a face lift and eyelid, and the men of the hair transplant and the fight against wrinkles. The desire to look decent online suddenly became an important driving force that pushes young people to clinics beauty.

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"These social platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and the application for the iPhone Selfie.im force young people to consider their own appearance is literally under the microscope, treating it is much more critical than ever before, - says Dr. Edward Farrior president of the Academy. - After these pictures often provide the first glimpse of its potential human friends, employers or love partner in the Internet, and our patients want to look your best. Women make up 81% of the patients, with women more likely to ask for injections to the face to look good on SELF . Young people want to have thicker hair and less wrinkles. The most popular surgery in the age group of 35 remains rhinoplasty   - It accounts for 90% of operations among women and 86% among men. "(Read More)

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