According to the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, there were more than 11 million cosmetic procedures performed last year in the United States. That's the largest amount of surgeries since the 2008 recession and it wasn't cheap.
Camera phones make it easy to snap countless pictures of yourself wherever you go. But Eyewitness News looked into if selfies are warping people's self-image.
Dr. John Borkowski of American Cosmetic Surgery in Middletown said ever since selfies became popular, more patients are looking to get a nip and tuck.
Patients spent more than $12 billion at the plastic surgeon's office, that's up 12 percent from the year before.
Borkowski told Eyewitness News in the past cosmetic procedures were something patients would carefully consider, but now it seems to be more of a whim.
"In our practice we turn down about 50 percent of patients who come in for procedures," Borkowski said.
Surgeons must carefully screen patients to see if their expectations are realistic or if the patient is simply hunting for imperfections.
Borkowski warns that patients need to get an accurate picture of themselves before considering a procedure.
"Stay away from your camera a little more and get a more realistic picture of the way you look at yourself, the way other people are looking at you," Borkowski said.
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Wow is a really that serious? Some people are just taking this whole selfie thing a bit far now. If you want a good picture just get good lightening and just put makeup on. I mean damn. You're going to take good pics and you're going to to take bad ones.