From The U. S. Sun (caution: tabloid):
From smashing their own faces with a hammer to chisel a better jawline to having leg extension surgery to be taller, experts fear the twisted craze of “looksmaxxing” could turn deadly – and also harm young women.
First emerging in the early 2010s, “looksmaxxing” was a phrase used on disturbing misogynistic online forums. The term quickly spiralled from self-improvement to a desperate desire for teenage boys to fit in by undergoing life-altering and permanent surgery. Now thousands of young men consider themselves “looksmaxxers” and can be found across both TikTok and Instagram. These forums are also being blamed for a worrying number of suicides among young men who feel they don’t look attractive enough, an expert told The Sun.