Plastic surgeons are reporting that patients are coming to them with selfies of themselves edited using the filters on Snapchat or Instagram and asking to look more like the retouched photo.

Researchers at the Boston medical centre have authored an article in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery, which labels the trend “Snapchat dysmorphia” and argues that filters on apps are having a disastrous impact on people’s self- esteem.

Snapchat comes with a range of filters that immediately distort photos using artificial intelligence. They can make skin appear smoother, lashes look longer and bone structure appear more angular.

The prolification of cosmetic salons on every high street means access to boxtox and fillers are becoming normalised like getting your hair or nails done. Targeting women in their 20s and 30s.

I gave a pig head to a plastic surgeon and asked him to change it into Paris Hilton. The original influencer. The sound is a real recording of someone discussing a procedure with a plastic surgeon.