Selfies caused a huge increase of lip augmentation in 2015 [View all]

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/selfies-caused-huge-increase-lip-augmentation-2015-article-1.2605286

"Selfies, not Kylie Jenner, were the main reason lip surgeries surged in 2015 — although she might’ve had some influence, too.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons recently released new data showing a record number of women and men plumping their lips. It is the second-fastest growing facial procedure in the U.S. since 2000.

More than 27,000 procedures were done last year, which means that on average, a pair of lips was getting plumped every 19 minutes.

"We live in the age of the selfie, and because we see images of ourselves almost constantly on soclal media, we're much more aware of how our lips look," David Song, president of the American Society of Plastic surgeons, said in a statement.

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Hmm.