Woman spent $49K on plastic surgery to look like Marilyn Monroe

This observation is supported by research. A 2021 study, published in the International Journal of Women’s Dermatology, linked videoconferencing during the pandemic to “Zoom dysmorphia”—that is, worse self-image—among women who participated in an online survey. Self-pointing cameras can distort our appearance and highlight “facial attributes that would not have been analyzed previously,” the study notes, which can in turn lead to “unnecessary cosmetic procedures.”