Strong language, scenes of surgery and content some viewers may find distressing.
Reporter Ben Zand secures never-before-seen access to the world of 'looksmaxxing': when young men go to extremes to improve their appearance, a trend firmly rooted in the dogma of incels (S5 EP1)
First shown: 16 Oct 2024
00:00 Intro
02:55 The rise in looksmaxxing
07:55 The 'ideal' young men looks
11:07 Ben meets 'chad' Austin Wayne
23:48 Leg-lengthening surgery
30:21 Gym and muscle-building
38:32 Addiction to online forums
42:00 The impact of looksmaxxing
46:46 Outro
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