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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Main Authors: Shauna M. Rice, BS, Julia A. Siegel, MD, Tiffany Libby, MD, Emmy Graber, MD, MBA, Arianne Shadi Kourosh, MD, MPH
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Women's Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352647521000137
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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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