研究表明 自拍可能會引發心理疾病

With the spread of photo-editing technology through applications like Snapchat and Facetune, the physical "perfection" previously seen only on celebrity or beauty magazines is now all over social media.

隨着圖像編輯技術通過色拉布和美顏相機等應用變得日益流行，過去人們只能在明星或美容雜誌上才能看到“完美”外形，如今在社交媒體上隨處可見。

As these images become the norm, people's perceptions of beauty worldwide are changing, which can take a toll on a person's self-esteem and can trigger body dysmorphic disorder, argue Boston Medical Center researchers.

波士頓醫療中心的研究人員認爲，由於這些照片成爲了範本，全世界人們對於美的看法正在發生改變，這會傷到一個人的自尊，還會引發身體畸形恐懼症。

Research has shown 55% of plastic surgeons report seeing patients who want to improve their appearance in selfies.

有研究表明，55%的整形外科醫生稱，患者來做整形手術是想在自拍裏更好看。

"A new phenomenon called 'Snapchat dysmorphia' has popped up," said Neelam Vashi, director of the Ethnic Skin Center at BMC, "where patients are seeking out surgery to help them appear like the filtered versions of themselves."

波士頓大學醫學院種族皮膚中心主任奈拉姆·瓦希稱：“如今出現了一種名爲‘色拉布畸形’的新現象，即患者想以手術的方式，幫助自己看起來像加過濾鏡效果一樣。”

However, surgery is not the best course of action in these cases, but psychological interventions.

然而，外科手術並非這些案例的最佳行動方案，心理干預纔是。

"Filtered selfies can make people lose touch with reality, creating the expectation that we are supposed to look perfectly primped all the time," said Vashi.

瓦希表示：“添加了濾鏡的自拍會讓人們脫離現實，創造出一種我們時刻都應該完美無缺的預期。”

"This can be especially harmful for teens and those with body dysmorphic disorder, and it is important for providers to understand the implications of social media on body image to better treat and counsel our patients."

“這對青少年和身體畸形恐懼症患者尤其有害。醫生應認識到社交媒體對人們的這一影響，因此，瞭解社會媒體對身體形象的影響是非常重要的，這將有助於醫護人員更好地治療和勸告他們的病人。”