Why selfies can make your nose look bigger

Its not you. Selfies distort your face. Subscribe to our channel Your selfies might not always feel like they look like you. If that has you upset about your appearance, youre not alone:in 2017, 55 percent of facial plastic surgeons reported seeing patients who wanted surgeries to help them look better in selfies. But that concern is often due to a visual distortion effect that makes noses look wider as a camera gets closer to a subject. Smartphones are everywhere, and theyre playing an increasingly large role in how we perceive ourselves physically. Researchers are now trying to figure out how to design a frontfacing camera that avoids that unflattering effect. Try out the Princeton selfie manipulation tool for yourself: is a news website that helps you cut through the noise and understand what s really driving the events in the headlines. Check out Watch our full video catalog: Follow Vox on Facebook: Or Twitter: