Is zoom increasing the demand for plastic surgery

New Rochelle, NY, November 13, 2020–Patients are seeking plastic surgery in record numbers, citing their appearance on Zoom as a cause. Of particular concern are noses and wrinkles, according to

Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine.

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“A life disproportionately spent on Zoom may trigger a self-critical comparative response that leads people to rush to their physicians for treatments they may not have considered before months confronting a video screen, a new phenomenon of ‘Zoom Dysmorphia,'” state Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital, and coauthors.

“The COVID-19 pandemic has radically changed the frequency with which we are confronted with our own image. The shift to online work, learning, and even socializing has dramatically increased the time we have to observe ourselves,” says Benjamin Marcus, MD, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, in an accompanying commentary.

Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

Editor-in-Chief Travis T. Tollefson, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis, states: “It has always been incumbent on surgeons to understand the motivations that are driving individuals to seek plastic surgery in order to assure realistic goals that allow for successful surgeries. Now, more than ever, unique circumstances can be driving patient expectations that we should be taking into consideration.”

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About the Journal

Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

(formerly JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery) is a multispecialty peer-reviewed journal with the key mission of providing physicians and providers with the most accurate and innovative information in the discipline of facial plastic (reconstructive and cosmetic) interventions. Led by Editor-in-Chief Travis T. Tollefson, MD, MPH, University of California, Davis, the Journal promotes the art and science of facial plastic interventions by publishing significant peer-reviewed articles on all aspects of reconstructive and cosmetic surgery of the head and neck.

Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine

is the official publication of the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Inc., the European Academy of Facial Plastic Surgery, and the International Federation of Facial Plastic Surgery Societies. For more information and a sample issue, please visit the


Facial Plastic Surgery & Aesthetic Medicine


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About the Publisher

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers

is known for establishing authoritative medical and biomedical peer-reviewed journals. A complete list of the firm’s 90 journals, books, and newsmagazines is available on the

Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers

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