Well, hello, hello, guys. You're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K, Secrets of a Plastic

Surgeon, and we are going to do a podcast all about

face taping. Now is this a hack or a hoax? This is a very popular trend right now. So I'm going to talk

all about my thoughts on facial taping. So these TikTok trends and beauty hacks and viral videos, almost every day there's a

new movement in the beauty and skincare world. And lots of these trends come from influencers.

Sometimes it seems almost too good to be true. Because of this, I am very skeptical. I don't know,

you guys must be as well. And I want a very professional

evidence-based suggestion for my face and my beauty. And I know you guys do too. Do these trends

actually work? Face taping? I'm not so sure. The verdict is not in yet, but I am very doubtful. Well, let's talk about the concept of face taping. It's derived from popular social media platform like TikTok. I've seen it on Instagram. I've seen it on YouTube. We've all seen those tapes that you can buy and stretch your skin and tuck things in place, it looks amazing.

Some people are claiming that taping your wrinkles overnight for a week can actually get rid

of them better than Botox.

I don't know.

I don't know about that.

Let's talk about the concept of face taping.

So face taping is a method where users apply tape to the areas of the face where they want

to reduce the appearance of their wrinkles.

And usually the application is overnight.

You can remove the tapes the following morning.

You do it every night for a week or so.

The tape itself is made of variable different materials.

I've seen different tapes made of latex, silicon, or polyethylene plastic.

The idea is that when you tape your muscles, you stabilize and prevent their repetitive

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