Woman called ‘stupid’ for using ‘dimple makers’ in bizarre beauty trend as doctors warn it could cause ‘chronic pain and scarring’

A woman has divided opinion online after sharing a video of herself using ‘dimple makers’ as part of a bizarre beauty trend.

The video of the Dutch TikToker Preety, which was placed under the handle @xpreetyyhas already been seen by more than a million people and has generated more than 600 comments.

In the video you see how she takes the cherry-shaped things out of her mouth, with the text: ‘Getting out my dimple makers together’ on the screen.

She made a face like she was in pain and added, “I was dramatic, it doesn’t hurt” in the caption.

However, the unusual device has sparked debate in the comments, with viewers questioning whether it is ‘a real thing’ and saying it makes them ‘sad’.

The devices, which previously went viral last year, are cherry-shaped, tweezer-like devices with two small balls on the end of wires.

They are placed on either side of the face, where one ball squeezes from the inside of the cheek and one from the outside.

The goal is to pinch between the inner and outer cheeks to create an indentation, hoping to achieve the cute, dimpled appearance of dimples that some are lucky enough to be born with.

But not everyone online believes that a device like this is necessary in the beauty industry.

One user wrote: ‘I can’t imagine being so insecure about my appearance,’ while a second insisted: ‘You can’t have dimples.’

Other unimpressed people added: “That’s kind of sad,” “How stupid,” and “Nothing is real anymore.”

“They look too close, I thought they were further up the cheeks,” another commented.

Meanwhile, someone else wrote: “As someone with a dimple, I’m in stitches laughing.”

Others joked: ‘I remember when I was younger I was so insecure about my dimples, I even tried using a dimple remover’ and ‘I don’t get it, you’re so beautiful’.

Someone else said: ‘I guess nothing is real these days’, while others added: ‘Why exactly’ and ‘I wish women would leave their faces alone, it’s so sad to see’.

Even people who naturally have dimples did not understand the hype, with one token: ‘Take my dimples with you, I don’t want them’.

Although this video helped spark the trend’s resurgence, it was all over social media in 2023.

But the effects of the devices are temporary and can cause permanent damage to the face.

Dr. Ari Hoschander, a board-certified plastic surgeon based in New York, told DailyMail.com last year that using dimple makers carries a “risk of skin necrosis and subsequent scarring.”

Skin necrosis, or tissue death, can occur due to trauma, such as prolonged pinching of your cheeks.

Boston-based Dr. Samuel Lin, associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School, also told DailyMail.com: ‘Any device that compresses the skin in a certain way can cause scarring and chronic pain and may not last long.

‘Ultimately, there is no long-term data on how well this works. Any medical device not approved by the FDA may pose risks that have not yet been fully investigated.”

In addition, experts claim that there has been a huge increase in requests for ‘dimpleplasty’ procedures in America, where patients are charged up to $1,500 in exchange for surgically creating dimples on their faces in an attempt to look younger.

The Guilford, Connecticut-based plastic surgeon told FEMAIL that over the past six months to a year, he had noticed “more requests to add this to their facial rejuvenation procedures, and demand for this procedure alone had increased.”

He credits “celebrities and media images” for the rise of dimpleplasty, and said many people come in with photos of stars, usually Brad Pitt, Harry Styles, Jennifer Garner, Mario Lopez and Ariana Grande.