Obsessing about unrealistic air-brush filtered photos can lead to depression, low self-esteem and other mental health issues. Photo: Instagram
Are photo filters harmful? How Snapchat dysmorphia drives people to seek cosmetic surgery
- Airbrushed photos with cartoon filters seem harmless, but can lead to an obsessive search for the unobtainable ‘perfect’ shot
- Cosmetic surgeons report an increase in the number of people wanting to look like their heavily filtered images.
Obsessing about unrealistic air-brush filtered photos can lead to depression, low self-esteem and other mental health issues. Photo: Instagram