Debunking Thumbpulling: Stop Falling for This Bullshit

[Mogden]

Thumbpulling is the dumbass practice of sticking your thumbs in your face and trying to “stretch” your bones into a better shape.

Spoiler: it’s 1000% horseshit.

1. Bones Aren’t Rubber Bands

Adult facial bones are solid, calcified structures. You can’t tug them into a new position like Play-Doh.

• Teeth, jaw, zygomatic bones, nose bones all fused together solidly after puberty.
• Growth plates close in your teens. After that, bones simply don’t move unless you cut them surgically.
• Soft tissue vs bone: You can massage fat and muscle a little, but the bone itself is locked.

Trying to “pull” your cheekbones or jaw with your thumbs is like trying to reshape a brick by squeezing it with your fingers. Painful and pointless.

2. Negative Consequences of Thumbpulling

Even if you’re gentle, this shit can backfire.

• Your jaw joint can get irritated, leading to pain, popping, or locking.
• Constantly stretching skin can make it loose over time.
• Digging your thumbs into the face can bruise muscles or irritate nerves.
• Every second you spend on thumbpulling is a second not spent on actual things that improve your face, like fat loss, posture, jawline exercises, or professional cosmetic options.

3. Why It Even Sounds Believable

Some people feel subtle “changes” after thumb exercises. but it’s illusion:

• Swelling, fat redistribution, or minor muscle fatigue can make you think the jaw is sharper.
• Lighting, angles, and posture tricks amplify the effect.
• Your thumbs aren’t moving bone, they’re moving skin and muscle a millimeter at most.

No amount of thumb tension is going to reshape a weak jaw. That requires surgery, orthodontics, or real bone manipulation.

Instead of wasting your thumbs, do things that actually work:

• Jawline exercises: Only tone muscles, improve definition slightly.
• Fat loss: Lower face fat improves jaw/chin appearance drastically.
• Posture: Head forward or slouched makes your jaw disappear; posture fixes it.
• Professional options: Fillers, implants, or orthodontics actually change bone/contours.

TL;DR

Thumbpulling is:

• Biologically impossible for real bone reshaping after puberty.
• Potentially harmful for joints, skin, and nerves.
• Wasted effort compared to real strategies like fat loss, posture, or surgery.

Stop torturing your thumbs. Put the brick down and do something that actually works.

@Nbernical

 

[Nbernical]

blud

 

[Nbernical]

Stealing my thread idea after I told you
I'm never telling you again

 

[Mogden]

Stealing my thread idea after I told you
I'm never telling you again

It’s okay bro, I average 5 responses on a good thread

 

[Schnee]

make 5k words posture guide plz

 

[Mogden]

make 5k words posture guide plz

I’ll be done in 15 minutes

 

[desk.psl]

Thumbpulling is the dumbass practice of sticking your thumbs in your face and trying to “stretch” your bones into a better shape.

Spoiler: it’s 1000% horseshit.

1. Bones Aren’t Rubber Bands

Adult facial bones are solid, calcified structures. You can’t tug them into a new position like Play-Doh.

• Teeth, jaw, zygomatic bones, nose bones all fused together solidly after puberty.
• Growth plates close in your teens. After that, bones simply don’t move unless you cut them surgically.
• Soft tissue vs bone: You can massage fat and muscle a little, but the bone itself is locked.

Trying to “pull” your cheekbones or jaw with your thumbs is like trying to reshape a brick by squeezing it with your fingers. Painful and pointless.

2. Negative Consequences of Thumbpulling

Even if you’re gentle, this shit can backfire.

• Your jaw joint can get irritated, leading to pain, popping, or locking.
• Constantly stretching skin can make it loose over time.
• Digging your thumbs into the face can bruise muscles or irritate nerves.
• Every second you spend on thumbpulling is a second not spent on actual things that improve your face, like fat loss, posture, jawline exercises, or professional cosmetic options.

3. Why It Even Sounds Believable

Some people feel subtle “changes” after thumb exercises. but it’s illusion:

• Swelling, fat redistribution, or minor muscle fatigue can make you think the jaw is sharper.
• Lighting, angles, and posture tricks amplify the effect.
• Your thumbs aren’t moving bone, they’re moving skin and muscle a millimeter at most.

No amount of thumb tension is going to reshape a weak jaw. That requires surgery, orthodontics, or real bone manipulation.

Instead of wasting your thumbs, do things that actually work:

• Jawline exercises: Only tone muscles, improve definition slightly.
• Fat loss: Lower face fat improves jaw/chin appearance drastically.
• Posture: Head forward or slouched makes your jaw disappear; posture fixes it.
• Professional options: Fillers, implants, or orthodontics actually change bone/contours.

TL;DR

Thumbpulling is:

• Biologically impossible for real bone reshaping after puberty.
• Potentially harmful for joints, skin, and nerves.
• Wasted effort compared to real strategies like fat loss, posture, or surgery.

Stop torturing your thumbs. Put the brick down and do something that actually works.

@Nbernical

thumbpulling helped me

W jester Patel

 

[Mogden]

thumbpulling helped me

W jester Patel

Ik im gatekeeping