The doctor warns of the new trend: “Can lead to incorrect healing”

After the bone-maxing trend spread on Tiktok, doctors now go out and warn of the risks of creating fractures in the face. Whether it works is also debated.

– If you hit hard enough, you can get a fracture, but how it manifests itself is unpredictable, says Karl-Åke Jansson in Efter fem.

A beauty trend has spread on Tiktok. The trend is about using a hammer to change the structure of the face. The trend is called “Bone-smashing” and involves hitting yourself in the face and creating small microfractures in the jawbone. This should, according to the trend, give a more chiseled and sharper structure to the face and that it should also have a bigger chin and jawbone, something many young guys strive for. However, the trend is not entirely new.

– The first time I heard about that trend was in 2018, says journalist Erik Galli in Efter fem.

It originates from an online context called looks-maxing which Erik Galli explains as an incell linked phenomenon with young single guys living in a world where they believe that if they get a perfect look it will solve all their problem.

The doctor warns

But there are concerns with the trend and it has been met with sharp criticism on social media. It can even be dangerous to cause damage to the jawbone. Among the criticisms, there are also some warnings that the trend can lead to, among other things, infections, nerve damage, bite problems and deformed faces. In Efter fem, orthopedist Karl-Åke Jansson warns of the new trend and at the same time questions whether it works.

– It is clear that if you hit hard enough, you can get a fracture, but how it manifests itself is unpredictable.

He means that the evidence for this to work is equal to zero and that you never know how a fracture will manifest itself.

– If you get an incorrect healing, the bite can change, says Karl-Åke Jansson.

“Use the power for something more meaningful”

He believes that there is a strong force behind the desire to change one’s appearance in order to fit into some type of norm, but believes that one should rethink:

– Utilize the power for something more meaningful, says Karl-Åke Jansson.

How widespread the trend is is unknown, but those who have come forward after doing this trend paint a frightening picture of what can happen.

– I’ve read interviews with people who have suffered nerve damage, so it doesn’t work, says Erik Galli.