Mewing
Mewing is a type of oral posture training made to improve the jawline and the look of your face.[1] It was named after John and Mike Mew, British orthodontists who made the technique as a part of a practice they call "orthotropics".[2] Mewing is done by placing your tongue at the roof of the mouth (which is called the palate) and putting a bit of pressure there. Also, you should swallow the fluids in your mouth while mewing. This is done with the goal of changing the structure of the jaw.[3][4] However, no credible scientific research has ever proven how well orthotropics work.[2] Since 2019, mewing has had a lot of media coverage due to it becoming viral on social media,[5] especially with what is known as looksmaxxing.[2] Looksmaxxing is when someone tries to improve how they look. This is usually done by improving their habits. While the technique has been known to have some positive effects,[1][6] many orthodontists say that mewing does not have enough evidence as a good alternative treatment to orthognathic surgery.[1] Mike Mew has been kicked out from the British Orthodontic Society,[2] and is currently facing a legal hearing for allegedly harming child patients who he treated.[7]
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Mewing has been used as an internet meme.[8] On social media platforms such as TikTok, people will point to their jaw to show that they are mewing in their videos.[source?] In reference of how Donald Trump in a 2023 mug shot looked, journalist Bindu Bansinath wrote "perhaps he's mewing for better definition."[9]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Lee, Urie K.; Graves, Lindsay L.; Friedlander, Arthur H. (1 September 2019). "Mewing: Social Media's Alternative to Orthognathic Surgery?". Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 77 (9): 1743–1744. doi:10.1016/j.joms.2019.03.024. ISSN 0278-2391. PMID 31005620.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Brennan, William (2020-12-28). "How Two British Orthodontists Became Celebrities to Incels". The New York Times Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ Yasharoff, Hannah. "People on TikTok are 'mewing.' Experts weigh in on this controversial beauty hack". USA Today. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ Millhone, Carley (2023-02-07). "Should You Try Mewing? Here's What the Research Says". Health.com. Retrieved 2024-02-16.
- ↑ McClinton, Dream (21 March 2019). "Mewing: what is the YouTube craze that claims to reshape your face?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
- ↑ Kanh, Sandra (22 July 2020). "The Jaw Epidemic: Recognition, Origins, Cures, and Prevention". BioScience. 70 (9).
- ↑ Media, P. A. (2022-11-14). "Orthodontist advised treatment with risk of harm to children, tribunal told". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ↑ Garrity, Katie (2024-02-23). "Teachers Are Explaining Why Tween & Teen Students Are "Mewing" In Class". Scary Mommy. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ↑ Bansinath, Bindu (2023-08-25). "It's Mug Shot Day". New York Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-16.