A crazy TikTok trend is
making people smash their faces with hammers to get a chiseled jawline!
Videos of users trying
the “bone smashing” trend flooded the social media platform with over 261.9
million views as of Monday although many participants are warning of the risky
stunt.
“I honestly never
thought I’d have to come on here and say this, but please don’t intentionally
break the bones in your face,” Plastic Surgeon Dr. Prem Tripathi said.
The doctor posted a
TikTok video informing users that broken bones could heal incorrectly and cause
permanent disfiguration.
“If you’re not given
the genetics to have a [strong] jawline, unfortunately, you have to see a
professional.”
The trend stems from a
theory of the 19th century, known as Wolff’s law.
At the time, German
anatomist and surgeon Julius Wolff suggested that bones are animate structures
that could change over the person’s lifespan and remodel every time they
sustain physical stress.
Wolff added that bones
grew weaker and thinner if not subjected to trauma or force stress.
Critics argued that the
theory downplays the risks of complications and lifelong issues that can result
from purposely smashing one’s bones.