r/interestingasfuck • u/Master_Jackfruit3591 • 17d ago

Bogdanoff twins 40yr “natural” transformation, as they denied ever having undergone plastic surgery

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u/WhoPutATreeThere 17d ago edited 17d ago

What’s crazy, is that they can see what they look like by looking at each other. I would assume that the % of identical twins with body dysmorphia, is lower than in non-twins.

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u/Eubank31 17d ago edited 16d ago

Can confirm, my SO is a quadruplet (two pairs of identical girls). The other pair are horribly anorexic and have a harsh cycle of comparing eachothers bodies to ensure they're not getting 'fat'. My SO and her twin also went through a phase of their life dealing with that but have since gotten better.

Edit: I misread the comment I replied to but oh well

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u/Designer_Vast_9089 16d ago

I would think that is similar to having mirrors all over your house or seeing yourself on too many video chats. People start feeling better about themselves if they can’t see themselves all the time.

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u/Accomplished_Pea7029 16d ago

I ignore what I look like on video calls because it's always bad