Inside the Rise of Misleading Plastic Surgery Before-and-After Photos
”I’ve had a lot of people come forward saying, ’That’s me [on the provider’s social media], but that’s not what I look like.'”
A Rise in Misleading Before and Afters
The 2022 procedure playbook, however, looks very different than it did 10 or even 5 years ago. And that’s making already complex cosmetic treatments more complicated for everyone involved, increasing the likelihood of disappointing results. ”People used to come in with pictures of themselves when they were younger or a movie star’s [face],” says Melissa Doft, M.D., a plastic surgeon in New York City. Now, says Dr. Doft, they’re bringing in photos that have clearly been Facetuned, filtered, or otherwise edited. ”But you can never really match that. Surgery is not Photoshop.”