Left: Real-life couple Nicholas and Elizabeth, pictured here in Miami, in an unretouched (and cute!) vacation shot. Right: In common retouching procedures, one expert says, "women move toward Barbie, ...

Photo retouching is a hot topic—and occasionally a contradictory one. Celebrities use social media to call for an end to it, while apps make it easier than ever to edit your own personal Instagrams.

Retouching is like tequila. Sure, a little makes everybody look better. But go too far and you feel like puking. For years now, the media has struggled with how best to strike that pleasantly ...

Retouching is as common as it is controversial. Far from the seemingly ubiquitous Photoshop fails, the odd modification - a blemish removed here, a zit erased there - are as much a part of beauty ...