These days, some boys and young men have become preoccupied with a desire for a strong jawline, and are turning to “facial fitness gum” in the hopes of achieving that chiseled look.

Some people say that mastic gum, also called facial fitness gum, helped shape their jawline, but these claims haven't been ...

Chewing gum won't change the appearance of your jawline, as the shape of your jaw is determined by your genetics. Is it important to take a doctor’s advice before practicing jawline exercises?

Products like silicone “jaw trainers,” meant to be gnawed on in 10-minute intervals, and “facial fitness” gum haven’t been scientifically studied on a wide scale, and many dental ...

Share on Pinterest Can facial fitness gum really help change the appearance of your jawline? SolStock/Getty Images People are chewing ‘Facial Fitness Gum’ in the hope it will give their jaws a ...

a tree resin that is tougher to chew than normal gum. Because of its texture, it can be chewed for a longer period, anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours, which in turn exercises jaw muscles ...

She says that firmer texture provides a workout to the jaw muscles we use to chew. "Mastic gum is known to be firmer. It's harder to chew," said Dr. Laura Garcia Rodriguez. "To augment that ...

But health experts worry a new facial fitness craze could become more harmful than beneficial: Videos of young men chewing rock-hard gum to achieve the perfect jawline. “Do-it-yourself or direct ...

On Live with Kelly and Mark this morning, Kelly Ripa chewed out a trend among teen boys of “chewing facial fitness gum to ... made me quit gum because my jawline was becoming so developed ...

Having a well-defined jawline has become an aesthetic obsession for some teen boys online — and a wellspring of products and unstudied techniques have arrived claiming to help them achieve the ...