The results of the research by youth charity YMCA, published in a report The Curate Escape, found that because of the pressure they feel to look good, two-thirds of the more than 2,000 11- to 24-years-old surveyed said they often edit photos of themselves before posting them on social media.
Respondents can spend a considerable time on this - 23 per cent said they took more than five minutes editing pictures, with some taking more than an hour.
Common edits include removing blemishes, smoothing skin and whitening teeth. Some (11 per cent) admitted that they edit pictures they post so much that they don't reflect what they normally look like in real life.
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