15. The Dimple Maker
In the 1930s, companies sold headgear that promised to give you perfect dimples—without surgery! Just wear a tight metal brace around your cheeks for 30 minutes a day. It pressed steel knobs into your skin so aggressively, it left marks for hours.
Users complained of soreness, headaches, and the occasional toothache. Results? Let’s just say most people got bruises, not dimples. But the ads kept selling “charming smiles through science.” Beauty is pain—but this was absurd. Even dentists begged customers to stop.
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