2024-06-21
31 分钟This is in conversation from Apple News.
I'm Sam Sanders, sitting in for Shamita Basu.
Today, how social media is creating the plastic surgery frenzy feels like, to me at least,
that our culture has never been more obsessed with how we look than now.
But in reality, humans have always cared a lot about that kind of stuff.
Ancient Greeks developed these specific ideals for face
and body proportions long before mirrors were invented or fashion magazines or the Internet.
But this obsession has recently taken on new forms.
Dr.
Neelam Vacci knows all about this.
She's a dermatologist and the director of the Boston University Cosmetic and Laser Center.
She began practicing cosmetic surgery 12 years ago.
You know, when I started several years ago, people would bring in photographs of celebrities.
People wanted Scarlett Johansson lips or a Halle Berry jawline or Angelina Jolie cheekbones.
But in recent years, Dr.
Vashi's patients began to bring in something different.
Photos of themselves, but through some kind of filter.
A filter that can make your skin look smooth or get rid of wrinkles or make your eyes look bigger,
your lips fuller.
Filters coming from the apps right on our phones.