SAN DIEGO — A new and dangerous trend is spreading online, with some young men trying “bonesmashing” to reshape their faces. It’s part of a broader “looksmaxxing” trend aimed at improving appearance, but doctors warn it comes with serious risks.
On social media, users are posting videos of themselves using hammers, trophies or even their hands to repeatedly hit their cheekbones, jawlines and chins, all in pursuit of a more defined, chiseled look.
Supporters claim the practice works based on Wolff’s Law, the idea that bones can change shape under stress…