Before getting a facelift, Daina Jenkins, pictured on the left prior to surgery, asked ChatGPT what it would look like. The image, on the right, looked nothing like her final result.

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Patients are turning to AI for inspiration in plastic surgery and dermatology.

The results, doctors say, are often physically impossible or unsafe.

It's the latest example of how technology is growing the gap between beauty expectations and reality.