Rhinoplasty "Nose Jobs" Cosmetic Surgery Increases Due To "Selfies"

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In a new survey released March 2014 by the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (AAFPRS), it was reported an increase in cosmetic procedures due to Social Media and selfies. 

One in three facial plastic surgeons surveyed experienced an increase in requests for elective procedures due to patients being more self aware of looks in social media, with a 10 percent increase in rhinoplasty in 2013 over 2012.

Renowned rhinoplasy surgeon Sam Rizk, MD, FACS corroborates this trend, noting a spike in patients seeking rhinoplasty due to social media in his own practice.
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“Social media platforms have become omnipresent, consumers look at Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and YouTube before turning on the news,” says Dr, Rizk. “These channels are image driven, giving consumers a constant self-directed mirror or microscope of their own. This image bombardment often generates more self-scrutiny and can escalate the desire for perceived self-improvement more than ever before.”

What Is Rhinoplasty

About Rhinoplasty From Wikipedia
Rhinoplasty (/ˈraɪnəˌplæsti/, Greek: á¿¥Î¯Ï‚ rhis, nose + Ï€Î»Î¬ÏƒÏƒÎµÎ¹Î½ plassein, to shape), commonly known as a nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose by resolving nasal trauma (blunt, penetrating, blast), congenital defect, respiratory impediment, or a failed primary rhinoplasty. In the surgeries—closed rhinoplasty and open rhinoplasty—an otolaryngologist (ear, nose, and throat specialist), a maxillofacial surgeon (jaw, face, and neck specialist), or a plastic surgeon creates a functional, aesthetic, and facially proportionate nose by separating the nasal skin and the soft tissues from the osseo-cartilaginous nasal framework, correcting them as required for form and function, suturing the incisions, and applying either a package or a stent, or both, to immobilize the corrected nose to ensure the proper healing of the surgical incision.