Selfies Driving Young People Into Getting More Plastic Surgery?

Young people's social media pages are often filled with "selfies." The trend is so popular that Ellen DeGeneres decided to take the most celebrity filled selfie ever while hosting the Oscars.

A new survey reveals that this fad is driving many young people to plastic surgery.

In an American Academy of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery survey, 1 in 3 surgeons said they've had more patients under 30 years old requesting surgery because they are not happy with how they look in their selfies, according to the International Business Times.

There's a 10 percent rise in nose jobs, 7 percent rise in hair transplants and a 6 percent increase in eyelid surgery.

"Social platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and the iPhone app Selfie.im, which are solely image based, force patients to hold a microscope up to their own image and often look at it with a more self-critical eye than ever before," said Dr. Edward Farrior, president of the AAFPRS.

"These images are often the first impressions young people put out there to prospective friends, romantic interests and employers and our patients want to put their best face forward," he added.

Washington Post writer Caitlin Dewey argues that the survey results are not accurate.

"The survey was conducted by the group's public relations firm via Survey Monkey, and only 69 surgeons answered the selfie question," she wrote. "In fact, the word 'selfie' isn't even used in the actual survey. The question reads: 'Have you seen an increase in requests for plastic surgery stemming from people being more self aware of their looks because of social media? If so, estimate the percentage of requests for each procedure.'"