How The 'Funhouse Mirror' Effect Of Zoom Impacts Our Perceived Self-Esteem

'Zoom dysmorphia, where people are fixated on perceived flaws they see in the image of themselves on scree,n isn’t a medical diagnosis but rather a term used according to Dr. Shadi Kourosh, to “describe certain conditions of life and work in the pandemic that could give rise or trigger aspects of body dysmorphic disorder or aspects of a dysmorphic view of our own appearance.” Kourosh and her dermatology colleagues have noticed a trend in the last year: People coming to them for concerns such as wrinkles around the eye and sagging in the lower face and neck. This can be related to people looking down at their phones more while on video, she says.' -- Here & Now