Dermatologists cast doubt on chatter among social media users that high levels of the stress hormone cortisol can lead to puffy or rounded cheeks, a condition that’s been dubbed “moon face.” Social ...

TikTok is feeding me “Cortisol Face” content. It’s a little alarming, because in truth I have been anxious recently and it’s showing on my skin. The algorithm apparently knows this too. As the ...

When we’re under chronic stress, the body activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis — that’s our internal stress ...

TikTokers are notoriously obsessed with how they look. To that end, these social media users will employ strange trends like mewing, “bone-smashing” or mouth-taping in an attempt to “looksmaxx” — a ...

Social media users just won’t stop talking about how the stress hormone cortisol can cause cheeks and eyelids to swell out of recognition, a condition dubbed “moon face.” “Your face is like a moon, it ...

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