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Zoom video calls: Half of all Brits ‘unhappy’ with how they look on camera

As a result, some are considering Botox, fillers or cosmetic surgery

Half of all Brits are unhappy with how they look on Zoom video calls, new research has revealed.

Not only that, many are now considering Botox, fillers or cosmetic surgery as a result.

With video calls now very much part of the new normal, for many it’s become part of daily life.

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It’s used for everything from business meetings with people working from home to a virtual catch up tool for friends and families forced apart.

But 50% of Brits have now revealed they aren’t happy with how they look during video calls.

woman sitting on laptop on a Zoom video call
Video calling via apps like Zoom has become part of the new normal (Credit: Pexels)

Half of Brits ‘loathe’ seeing their face on video calls

Skincare brand MEDOVIE commissioned the study. It discovered the rise of the Zoom call since lockdown has led to a “national wave of self-consciousness”

Of the 1,500 people surveyed, half said they “loathed seeing their own face” on video calls.

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A quarter of Brits avoid them at all costs, the study revealed. They believe they have “a face for telephone but not for camera”.

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Nancy Brown
Editor