French Scar, what is the new TikTok trend and why it is dangerous

Tighten the skin of the cheeks until they appear hematomas And red spots at the cheekbones: the french scar it’s the new one trend which is very popular on social networks, in particular TikTok, and especially involves younger users. The new trend comes from France – hence the French name of scar -, but as is often the case with viral content, the practice is also arrived in Italy, where there are already many videos of very young boys showing signs on their faces. The purpose behind this practice would be to pretend to have participated in a physical confrontation and have a tough look. A seemingly harmless challenge that could lead to harmful and permanent consequences.

I’m already over 59 million views on TikTok content featuring the hashtag #scar. In fact, the word is written in the same way in both Italian and French. They even run on social media tutorials which explain how obtain the French scar in the “correct way”.. The large amount of videos related to this practice on TikTok has prompted the police post Italian to dedicate a space to the explanation of the phenomenon. On the site there is a page where the authority warns users on the practice: “What you get instead is a temporary disfigurement of the face, the results of which, however, can last several weekssometimes causing damage to the skin, even serious“, it is read.

There Postal warn parents: “Monitor your browsing anduse of social appseven establishing a maximum time to spend connected” and invites them to establish a dialogue with the children in order to understand to what extent their interest in this type of challenge is pushed. Furthermore, on the site it is possible to find the address of the portal to which to report other dangers and challenges that are very popular on social networks, i.e. www.commissariatodips.it. “The hematomas produced on the cheekbones for the French scar challenge they can last for weeks and leave visible marks for many months – the post office warns the boys –. In a few weeks this ‘fad’ will stop being popular and you’ll still have them the signs of a moment of impulsivity”.