A Los Angeles, Calif., woman took the term "selfie" to the next level when she received plastic surgery to improve her image.
Triana Lavey, who uses the Perfect365 app to polish photos she takes of herself, told ABC News she went down the plastic surgery road in 2012, after becoming fed up with her appearance.
"To me, plastic surgery should be a last-ditch effort. After you have worked out, after you've good discipline in your diet and exercise, then you go to surgery," Lavey said in a video.
Lavey wanted to improve her appearance to adapt to today's times - people are more likely to base their impression of someone on their social media profile than in past years.
"Today, this business is moving at the speed of the Internet. Your selfie is your head shot so you can reinvent yourself every day with your iPhone. It's a legitimate form of promoting yourself," Lavey told ABC News.
An image and fashion consultant also told ABC News times have changed in this respect.
"The days of that bare fresh face, no retouching, are kind of behind us. I think we're all moving into an era that it's so easy to do," Lori Ann Robinson said.
Lavey received a nose job, chin implant, and had fat trimmed off, ABC News reported.
Issues started when Lavey Skyped or viewed Facebook photos of herself in 2012. She would later pay Dr. Richard Ellenbogen a discounted $15,000 to change her natural look.
Ellenbogen is located in Beverly Hills, Calif, and is a friend of Lavey's family.
Lavey is a senior talent manager at the Los Angeles public relations company uFluencer. The company helps clients like Nicole Guerrero makeup enthusiast look their best on social media.
"Their presence and use of selfies is a huge marketing tool that keeps them connected to the fan base, and when it really comes down to social media, taste makers and trend setters [are] the access, through social media," Lavey told ABC News. "The idea of a fan being able to live alongside or be friends with these celebrities through social media is really a powerful tool."
Perfect365 is available on Android's app site, and Apple's itunes store.
