Vain internet users reach for the airbrush!

An article in yesterday's Daily Telegraph highlights perfectly the vanity of users of social networking and dating websites. Apparently image-conscious web users have created a 550 per cent increase in requests for airbrushing services, according to photo specialist Snappy Snaps. Technology offers those striving to achieve a flawless look the chance to have crooked teeth straightened, dark shadows removed, wrinkles erased and bodies slimmed - virtually - and at a fraction of the cost of actual surgery. Internet psychologist and Media First trainer, Graham Jones, says in the piece, "It does not suprise me that they want to airbrush things they feel make them look bad. It is about how the person inside feels about themselves and it makes them feel more positive."