Selfies Make Your Nose Look 30% Bigger Than It Is, Study Says

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The scene has already happened to practically everyone: opening the front camera of the cell phone and barely recognize yourself on the screen. Don’t worry, you’re not alone in the group that goes out with a weird face on selfies.

A study published in the medical journal Jama Plastic Surgery found that a photography taken 30 centimeters from the face can make the nasal region appear up to 30% larger in the image. So, if frustration with the photos you take of yourself made you think about appealing to a surgical intervention, unlock! Plastic surgeon Victor Hugo de Sá, from São Paulo, guarantees: “The alterations are purely geometric”.

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And you don’t even need photoshop to solve the problem. According to the researchers, just move away from the lens at a distance of 1.50 meters, approximately, to capture a more faithful reproduction of your real-life features. Time to invest in a selfie stick?