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bonesmashing
What does bonesmashing mean?
The looksmaxxing 'technique' of repeatedly striking your own face to allegedly stimulate bone growth and end up with a sharper jaw and brow. Dermatologists call it nonsense and a fast track to fractures, nerve damage, and disfigurement, but the trend keeps surfacing on incel-adjacent TikTok.
"He's been bonesmashing his jaw with a glass bottle for a month and the only result is a swollen face."
Origin
Looksmaxxing forum tactic that went viral on TikTok in 2023-2024, loosely citing Wolff's law (bone remodels under stress) to justify smacking the jaw, cheekbones, and brow with hammers, glass bottles, or fists.
Frequently asked questions
Does bonesmashing actually work?
No. Doctors say it causes microfractures, swelling, and nerve injury without producing the chiseled jaw the forums promise.
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