Tik Tok users are being warned not to try the latest trend being spread through viral videos - scalp popping.
The trend involves pulling your hair hard so your scalp makes a popping sound.
But experts have warned the noise is made by damage to your scalp.
The sound comes from the soft tissue (galea aponeurotica) between the scalp and the skull popping off the skull, which can cause bleeding under the scalp and ultimately lead to infections, reports The Mirror.
"Firstly you can easily tear the inside of the scalp which can lead to bleeding and possible infections, it can become sore and extremely uncomfortable," Dr Ross Perry, Medical Director of Cosmedics skin clinics told Tyla.
"It can also cause damage to the hair follicle on a long term basis which could lead to hair loss and let’s not forget damage to the neck and head from the force of the hair being pulled."
Plastic surgeon Anthony Youn said this is 'really not something you want to try' reports Women's Health magazine.
He said: "It can tear the inside of the scalp, which can bleed a ton on the inside."
Licensed massage therapist Jon Musgrave told Health.com it is: "...not something that I would do to myself or to someone else."
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