‘You can’t control everything’: the rise in plastic surgeons asked to create ‘AI face’
Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendations, leading to concerns among plastic surgeons about the rise of 'AI face'.
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Key points
- Clients bring AI-beautified selfies expecting surgical results to match.
- Dr Nora Nugent, president of BAAPS, reports widespread colleague experiences.
- Surgeons warn AI-generated images may set unrealistic expectations.
Why it matters
This matters because clients bring AI-beautified selfies expecting surgical results to match.
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Growing numbers of people are seeking improbable cosmetic surgery based on chatbots’ recommendations
Plastic surgeons are increasingly concerned about the rise of “AI face”, as more and more clients arrive in their offices with unrealistic AI-generated visions of what they want to look like.
Dr Nora Nugent, a cosmetic surgeon from Tunbridge Wells, has seen this first hand. Clients have started coming to her office with photos of themselves beautified by AI and a false expectation that those results are achievable with surgery. She is also the president of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons, and says many colleagues are having similar experiences.
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