- Rather than go under knife they are choosing to digitally enhance their looks
- Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat offer plethora of filters they can choose from
- Face-lifts carried out on women has plummeted by 44 per cent in the last year
Women are turning away from expensive facelifts and instead are using filters on their mobiles to make themselves look more attractive, say top plastic surgeons.
Rather than go under the knife, they are choosing to digitally enhance their appearance to look good on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS).
Figures show that the number of face-lifts carried out on women has plummeted by a staggering 44 per cent in the last year.
Rather than go under the knife, they are choosing to digitally enhance their appearance to look good on Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, according to the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons
Brow-lifts on female clients are down 31 per cent, while eyelid surgery has dropped by a fifth.
The phone filters are software programmes that enable users to touch up their appearance.
Many just soften the face using tone but others can make the nose appear smaller or the jaw more tapered.
Figures show that the number of face-lifts carried out on women has plummeted by a staggering 44 per cent in the last year
Plastic surgeon Rajiv Grover said: ‘People can now improve looks without surgery. We call this new technique the “filter job”.’
However, one procedure that has been unaffected is breast enhancement: the number of boob jobs is up by seven per cent.