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Editorial
. 2018 Mar 3;10(3):e2263.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.2263.

Is "Snapchat Dysmorphia" a Real Issue?

Kamleshun Ramphul  1 , Stephanie G Mejias  2
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Editorial

Is "Snapchat Dysmorphia" a Real Issue?

Kamleshun Ramphul et al. Cureus. .

Abstract

It was observed that in early 2018, several newspapers raised a concern about the negative effects of social media applications, such as Snapchat and Instagram, on users related to the choice of plastic surgeries. Several plastic surgeons have shared their experiences whereby they encountered requests sounding similar to what a "filtered" Snapchat picture would look like, with one plastic surgeon even having a patient who actually produced a "filtered" image. There are several red flags to look out for in such patients, and proper management in those cases should include counseling and not plastic surgery.

Keywords: body dysmorphic syndrome; instagram; snapchat.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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