Dissatisfaction with facial appearance prevents 76% of people from having photograph taken

The galloping growth of social media and the trend for “selfies” means people are sharing more pictures of themselves than ever. However, a survey conducted by Sinclair IS Pharma, as part of the launch of the Silhouette Soft® non-invasive face-lift, found that 76% of people would not have their photograph taken due to dissatisfaction with their appearance.

Dissatisfaction with appearance also prevented 32% of women from posting on social media and 27% of men from going on a date. Over a fifth of people surveyed stated that appearing to have aged affected their confidence while just under half of the respondents claimed to be unhappy with their appearance; with 30-39 year olds the least happy (66% of this group). More than 25% of those surveyed admitted that they had judged people because of the way that they were ageing. 69% of those surveyed stated facial sagging and wrinkles aged a person the most but 80% said they would not consider having surgery, mainly due to cost and safety concerns. However, 55% of those surveyed admitted they would consider an anti-ageing facial treatment if no one knew they had had it, and if there was no downtime.