Not only the most wonderful time of the year, Christmas is, for most people, the most sociable¹. 

 

对许多人而言，圣诞节不仅是一年当中最美好的时光，也是社交的绝佳机会。

 

With work parties, family get-togethers and trips to the pub to see old schoolmates all on the cards, it's understandable that the majority of us want to look our best. 

 

So that means maybe a quick trim and slick of new eyeshadow, right? 

 

Judging by recent trends, a new hair-do or some extra make-up is no longer going to cut it - if you really want to look good this party season, join the growing number of people getting cosmetic² surgery for Christmas. 

 

And one of the main reasons people are going under the knife (or needle or syringe)? Selfies. 

 

After all, if you didn't take a selfie at a social engagement, were you even really there? 

 

Unlike normal photos taken from a distance, selfies raise the risk of the dreaded³ under-eye dark circles, particularly at winter parties with overhead lighting⁴. 

 

For selfies with overhead lighting and holiday parties, the undereye really gets those dark circles accentuated⁵, so that's a big one, Dr Dara Liotta, a facial plastic and reconstructive surgeon from New York explains. 

 

So the obvious solution is cosmetic surgery.

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