Snapchat Dysmorphia

Board-certified and expert facial plastic surgeon in New York City, Dr. Lee Ann M. Klausner, speaks to NBC Chanel 4 New York about Snapchat Dysmorphia

Dr. Lee Klausner, warns that filter attributes aren’t realistic to achieve even with surgery.

“On a computer, you can draw anything you want and those aren’t human tissues — those are just pictures, images,” she says.

Klausner adds that she always makes sure to get a patient’s medical history and has referred patients to a psychologist or psychiatrist if she suspects any body image disorders to be the motivation for the surgery.

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