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Zoom Causing Concern Over Looks

COVID has changed the way that people conduct business. One way that this has been noticeable is the many hours that are put into Zoom and other virtual platforms like Skype and Hangouts. As of January 2020, there were 56,000 people per day downloading Zoom.  By March, that number was up to 2.13 million. Since then Zoom has released a statement to adjust their servers and the heavy number of requests. 

 

Since Zoom has taken off, many people are starting to become self-aware of how they look on camera.  This has led to the term “Zoom dysmorphia. Zoom dysmorphia is a condition that consists of a preoccupation with imagined or slight defects in appearance and can be an obsessive-compulsive disorder. Marybeth Evans, an OSF Healthcare social worker says that body dysmorphia has taken off since the quality of Zoom calls is focusing on faces.

 

 

Nearly five to ten million Americans suffer from body dysmorphia. Evans says it can be everything from chins to acne, to large foreheads.

 

 

Plastic surgery cases have been increasing in the US. A lot of experts believe it is from these calls and from the video calls and meetings that tend to inadvertently focus on looks.

 

 

Evans says that the openness and acceptance of people no matter what they look like is more important now than ever before.

 

 

If you or a loved one are struggling with mental health, you can reach an OSF healthcare specialist at 309-308-8150 or talk to your primary care physician.
 

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