After having taken thousands of carefully analyzed selfies, those under 35 have developed keen eyes for their own aesthetics:
Author:Lauren HubbardPublish date:Nov 15, 2016For those of us who grew up with after-school specials and the '90s self-actualization craze, the term "self-esteem" probably brings to mind hugging sitcom families and participation trophies.
There is, of course, a certain amount of beauty elitism at play in these arguments. Beauty stars on social media haven't followed the paths of traditional makeup artists, working their way up from the assistant's assistant's assistant; in fact, many of them have no formal training at all. For those who have come up in the classic hierarchy, accepting these young influencers' rise to fame can be a challenge.
Plastic surgeon Dr. Dara Liotta has seen more patients requesting these non-surgical options, which she believes are gaining popularity among the social-media set for a variety of reasons. "It's a very millennial procedure," she says of the non-surgical nose job boom. "It's easy, takes five minutes in the office, the downtime is essentially zero. It's reversible; if you don’t like it, you can inject and get rid of it. And it's less expensive.
Interestingly, that homogeneity that has been driving makeup artists up the wall doesn't seem to be a driving force in the world of cosmetic procedures, according to Liotta. "Nobody wants to look like somebody else anymore," she says. Many of her patients are famous for a particular feature that might, in the classical opinion, stand out too much.
Most sites have since enacted bans on these groups — with varying degrees of success. Earlier this year, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology found that the number of pro-eating disorder hashtags as well as user engagement with them actually rose after Instagram changed its policies in an attempt to crack down. It seems that as quickly as the tags can be censored, new ones pop up, with the groups morphing into new, less recognizable forms.
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