WARNING: Some of the images in this report depict a violent, painful trend and may be hard to watch. The latest TikTok beauty trend encourages young people to strike themselves in the face with a ...

It all started with “mewing,” a trend that involved people keeping their tongues at the roof of their mouths in order to make their jawlines sharper. Now it has moved on to bone-smashing. TikTokers, ...

Some people on TikTok seem to be hitting their faces with blunt objects such as hammers, bottles and massagers with the stated goal of improving their facial appearance. And they've been calling this ...

Skin care tutorials, fashion channels, and exercise influencers — when it comes to enhancing your appearance, TikTok is bursting with advice. Much of it should be taken with a grain of salt, but more ...

Share on Pinterest Bone smashing is a harmful TikTok beauty trend that encourages people to hit themselves with objects in the face to improve their looks after it heals. Frazao Studio Latino/Getty ...

Punishing regimens of facial exercises. Intentional starvation. Reshaping the jawline or cheekbones by smashing them with a hammer or chisel. These are some of the more extreme behaviors in a practice ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Welcome to another ...

There’s no evidence ‘bone smashing’ can permanently alter your face’s appearance. Kyryk Ivan/ Shutterstock The internet never ceases to amaze when it comes to the bizarre health crazes people are ...

A disturbing TikTok trend called “bone smashing” has convinced teenage boys that repeatedly hitting their faces with hammers, bottles, and blunt objects will make them more attractive. The goal is to ...