TikTok 'ferritin face' trend: low iron as beauty concern, medical validity questioned

A TikTok trend popularizes the term 'ferritin face' linking low ferritin (iron stores) to facial aesthetics like dark circles and pale skin. While iron deficiency can cause pallor and hair changes, the trend oversimplifies a medical condition into a beauty issue. The phenomenon highlights health misinformation risks on social media, but no new clinical evidence is presented.

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