Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a massive shift toward virtual living, with video-conferencing now a primary means of communication for both work and social events. Individuals are finding themselves staring at their own video reflection, often for hours a day, scrutinizing a distorted image on scree...
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author | Shauna M. Rice, BS Julia A. Siegel, MD Tiffany Libby, MD Emmy Graber, MD, MBA Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH |
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description | The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a massive shift toward virtual living, with video-conferencing now a primary means of communication for both work and social events. Individuals are finding themselves staring at their own video reflection, often for hours a day, scrutinizing a distorted image on screen and developing a negative self-perception. This survey study of over 100 board-certified dermatologists across the country elucidates a new problem of Zoom dysmorphia, where patients seek cosmetic procedures to improve their distorted appearance on video-conferencing calls. |
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spelling | doaj.art-9038ea1d00154e919737b25be415fbbb2022-12-22T04:05:51ZengWolters KluwerInternational Journal of Women's Dermatology2352-64752021-03-0172213216Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspectiveShauna M. Rice, BS0Julia A. Siegel, MD1Tiffany Libby, MD2Emmy Graber, MD, MBA3Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH4Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA, United StatesBrown University, Department of Dermatology, Providence, RI, United StatesBrown University, Department of Dermatology, Providence, RI, United StatesThe Dermatology Institute of Boston, Boston, MA, United States; Northeastern University, Boston, MA, United StatesMassachusetts General Hospital, Department of Dermatology, Boston, MA, United States; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States; Corresponding author.The COVID-19 pandemic has seen a massive shift toward virtual living, with video-conferencing now a primary means of communication for both work and social events. Individuals are finding themselves staring at their own video reflection, often for hours a day, scrutinizing a distorted image on screen and developing a negative self-perception. This survey study of over 100 board-certified dermatologists across the country elucidates a new problem of Zoom dysmorphia, where patients seek cosmetic procedures to improve their distorted appearance on video-conferencing calls.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647521000137EstheticsBody dysmorphiaCosmetic dermatologySelf-perception |
spellingShingle | Shauna M. Rice, BS Julia A. Siegel, MD Tiffany Libby, MD Emmy Graber, MD, MBA Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspective International Journal of Women's Dermatology Esthetics Body dysmorphia Cosmetic dermatology Self-perception |
title | Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspective |
title_full | Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspective |
title_fullStr | Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspective |
title_full_unstemmed | Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspective |
title_short | Zooming into cosmetic procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic: The provider’s perspective |
title_sort | zooming into cosmetic procedures during the covid 19 pandemic the provider s perspective |
topic | Esthetics Body dysmorphia Cosmetic dermatology Self-perception |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647521000137 |
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