Question

Read the following passage:

"It used to be that people wanted to look like movie stars or models. More and more though, people want to look like themselves. Sort of. What they actually want is to look like the highly enhanced version of themselves they see after running their photos through the photo filters on their smart phones. According to the health information website WebMD (2018), more than a million Americans visit plastic surgeons every year in hopes of getting the flawless skin, big eyes, full lips, and dainty nose they see on their phone screens. Many don’t realize that photo filters can manipulate their features in ways that medicine cannot (p. 1).

The Guardian newspaper reports that when the American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery surveyed its membership recently, 55% said the most common reason their patients asked for surgery was to look better in selfies ('Faking It,' 2019).

"The newspaper also spoke with Dr. Tijion Esho, founder of a string of cosmetic salons, who calls it 'snapchat dysmorphia'– the mistaken belief that your face or body is deeply flawed because it doesn’t look like the fantasy version created digitally. He worries at the effects this distorted self-image has on mental health, especially in teenagers. He also fears it could lead patients to undergo disfiguring and dangerous procedures that still won’t give them the results they want. ('Faking It,' 2019).

Another surgeon put us in touch with a would-be patient named Bettina D., 17, who sought surgery but was refused because of her age. Bettina doesn’t think that wanting to look like her selfies is bad. 'At least it’s still me, you know?' she says. 'It’s not like I’m expecting to look like Gal Gadot or anything.' She plans on having her nose reduced as soon she turns 21 (personal communication, January 25, 2019)."

Identify the sources cited in this reading.


WebMD

The Guardian

“Faking It”

A newspaper

Dr. Tijion Esho


Dr. Tijion Esho

Bettina D.


WebMD

The Guardian

Bettina D.


WebMD

The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Dr. Tijion Esho

Answer 1

Sources cited in the passage:
- WebMD (health information website; cited 2018)
- The Guardian (newspaper) — article titled "Faking It" (2019)
- The American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (survey results cited)
- Dr. Tijion Esho (quoted, founder of cosmetic salons)
- Bettina D. (would‑be patient; personal communication, Jan. 25, 2019)
- An unnamed surgeon (who put the authors in touch with Bettina)