Snapchat selfie filters are supposed to be fun and are not meant for users to pursue cosmetic surgery. Photo: Pokemon/Snapchat Some Snapchat users are requesting to go under the knife to get a face ...

Social media apps like Snapchat and Instagram have filters that allow people to take selfies of an enhanced version of themselves. 'Snapchat Dysmorphia': When People Get Plastic Surgery To Look Like A ...

A new viewpoint article published in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery exposes the harmful effects of smartphone photo filters on body image issues and mental health conditions such as body dysmorphic ...

Call9 launches data analytics plaform for nursing homes. Nursing home care technology company Call9 has launched a data analytics platform for nursing home administrators and operators. Dubbed SNF ...

Plastic surgeons are sounding the alarm on a disturbing trend that's emerged with the growing popularity of social media: patients seeking cosmetic surgery to resemble how they see themselves in ...

The issue with body image is not new, but the specialists indicate that Gen Z is having body dysmorphia at a higher rate than their counterparts in older generations. Excessively exposed to the social ...

Katie Couric is taking a stand against the Snapchat dysmorphia trend that’s caused an uptick in plastic surgery patients who are trying to replicating filtered versions of themselves. The journalist, ...

When Maya* first downloaded Instagram, at age 18, she felt confident in her appearance both on and off screen. “I wouldn’t think twice before posting a selfie,” she recalls. As she spent more time on ...

Karan Johar once again opened up about battling body dysmorphia—a mental health condition where a person spends a lot of time worrying about flaws in their appearance. However, the flaws seem to go ...

Selfies and the use of popular "beauty-enhancing" filters and photo editing features have been linked to body dissatisfaction and unhappiness in both men and women of all ages—from children and ...