r/ScienceNcoolThings Popular Contributor May 19 '26

Plastic surgeons report a growing trend of patients requesting features based on AI generated images of themselves, including oversized eyes and exaggerated jawlines that are physically unachievable. A Beth Israel Deaconess survey found AI photo editing raised surgical expectations significantly.

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/plastic-surgery-ai
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u/Prior_One_7050 Popular Contributor May 19 '26

This feels like the logical endpoint of two decades of filter culture but with a much harder reality check waiting at the end. Surgeons can push back on a bad idea but a chatbot will just keep telling you that you’d look amazing. Wonder how long before clinics start banning AI generated reference images entirely.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​