Is AI Face the New Instagram Face?
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Is AI Face the New Instagram Face?

Cosmetic surgeons say patients are increasingly bringing AI-generated images of their own faces to consultations, creating unrealistic expectations about what surgery can achieve.

Just as fashion is using AI to mock up creative concepts, patients are using it to mock up their faces before cosmetic surgery. But when the brief is your own appearance, the gap between AI-generated vision and reality comes with much higher stakes.

The Long Sip
What happened

Cosmetic surgeons report patients are now regularly bringing AI-generated images of their own faces to consultations as a guide for desired results.

The detail

Apps like LooksMax AI and Umax, each downloaded over 10 million times, score users' faces and recommend changes based on claimed scientific beauty standards.

What it means

Surgeons say AI mock-ups are creative interpretations, not anatomically accurate predictions, and the gap between digital fantasy and surgical reality is a growing concern.

For you

Surgeons warn that AI face tools score and rank your appearance against unscientific beauty ideals, so treat any AI mock-up as creative fantasy rather than a surgical blueprint.

Full story at Vogue

What readers are saying

rangir
Worth noting that Qoves charges $180 extra to add surgical recommendations to their assessment. That's where the real money is - they're not just scoring faces, they're steering people toward procedures. The app has 80,000 clients doing this.
YogaTeacherEm
The shift from mirror to selfie to AI is unsettling. 🤔
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