All About Jaw Jutting: What It Is, How to Do It, & If It Actually Works

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With insightful tips from looksmaxxing experts

Co-authored by Rorz and Devin McSween

Last Updated: February 6, 2026 Fact Checked

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• What is jutting?
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• Tutorial
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• Does jutting work?
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• Risks
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• Medical Jaw Jutting Exercises

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Want to get a prominent and stronger jaw? If you’ve been on TikTok lately, you may have seen looksmaxxing influencers promoting the latest method to improve your jawline: jutting. This method simply involves pushing your lower jaw outward. But does it actually work? In this article, we’re diving deep into the jutting method, including what it is, how to do it, if it works, and if it comes with any risks, with insights from looksmaxxing experts, influencers, dentists, and plastic surgeons. We’ll also cover what the jaw jut exercise is, too.

Jutting Your Jaw: Quick Explainer

Jutting involves pushing your lower jaw forward so your top and bottom teeth are aligned. It’s a popular method in the looksmaxxing community to help your jawline look more prominent and sharp. While it can help your jaw look stronger temporarily, there’s no evidence that it can change your bone structure.

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What is jutting on TikTok?

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   It’s a method in the looksmaxxing community to mimic forward jaw growth. On TikTok, jutting involves pushing the lower jaw forward to give the appearance of a more prominent chin and stronger jawline. It’s a popular method in the looksmaxxing community, as influencers say it’s an easy way to “fix” a weaker chin and look more conventionally attractive overall. Boys and men most commonly participate in the jutting trend, as strong, prominent jaws are generally seen as a conventionally attractive trait in men.

   • Some people practice jutting because they believe their lower jaw (mandible) doesn’t protrude forward as much as their upper jaw (maxilla). For example, they might have a slightly recessed chin or an overbite.
   • For instance, @berserkspirit posted a video showing himself jutting and then relaxing his jaw. While he was jutting, his lower jaw appeared more forward and in line with his upper jaw.
   • As another example, @elilooks16 posted a video explaining that he juts his jaw to help his face look more balanced due to his overbite.
   • What is looksmaxxing? According to looksmaxxing expert Rorz, looksmaxxing refers to maximizing your looks. He says this can refer to simple methods, like getting a new haircut and exercising, trendy techniques, like thumb pulling and zygo pushing, and more extreme methods, like getting surgery.

   Meet the wikiHow Experts

   Rorz is a looksmaxxing expert and men’s aesthetics and self-improvement coach. On his YouTube channel, Rorz, he teaches men how to transform their appearance.

   Harry (Sai Thein Htet) is an influencer & content creator. He’s the creator of ‘English with Harry,’ a TikTok account dedicated to learning English.

   Nidhi Pai, DDS is a board-certified cosmetic dentist with over 25 years of experience.

   Usha Rajagopal, MD is a board-certified plastic surgeon and medical director of the San Francisco Plastic Surgery and Laser Center.
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Jutting Tutorial

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   Push your jaw forward so your upper and bottom teeth are aligned. In a video by @bwython.maspe, he explains that jutting just involves pushing your lower jaw (mandible) forward. Most people recommend lining up your teeth by placing your top teeth directly on top of your bottom teeth to avoid pushing your lower jaw too forward and to prevent any possible tension or pain.

   • You can hold this position for as long as you want—many looksmaxxers will simply do it for a short moment, like a photo.

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Does jutting improve jaw projection?

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   It can temporarily make the jaw look more projected, but it’s not permanent. Jutting literally involves pushing your lower jaw forward, so it does help your jaw look more prominent and projected. However, it’s unlikely to help with forward facial growth in the long-term. Rorz says, “I'm a firm believer that facial exercises, including zygo pushing and thumb pulling and things of that nature, are [not legitimate]. They don't really work that much.” Influencer & content creator Harry (Sai Thein Htet) agrees and says, “Is looksmaxxing gonna change the bone structure and relocate everything? Absolutely no.”

   • Dentist Nidhi Pai, DDS, also agrees, saying that trendy jaw exercises, like mewing, don’t actually change the shape of your skeleton or fix skeletal malocclusions, like overbites.
   • Medical devices and interventions are the only reliable way to change the projection of your jaw. While your bones are still growing, orthodontic procedures like braces and headgear can fix overbites, underbites, and recessed chins.
   • Once your bones stop growing, which happens around ages 14 to 18, the only way to change the projection of your jaw is to get jaw surgery.
   • However, there are cosmetic procedures to help your jaw look more prominent. Board-certified plastic surgeon Usha Rajagopal, MD says that the most popular ways to improve the jawline and chin projection are to get hyaluronic acid fillers or a surgical chin implant.
   • Dr. Rajagopal also notes that if someone has excess fat underneath their chin, liposuction can help improve the look of their jawline and chin projection.
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Are there any risks to jutting?

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   Jutting might cause muscle soreness or lead to TMJ. According to some TikTok users, regularly jutting or pushing your jaw too forward can cause jaw soreness or pain, or even cause TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorder symptoms. For instance, in this video by @elilooks16, he says he’s been dealing with TMJ from jutting. Dr. Pai also notes that jaw exercises, like mewing, “might just cause a lot of muscle soreness.”

   • Because there’s no evidence that looksmaxxing methods like jutting actually work, there’s also no evidence that they cause any complications.
   • However, there is evidence that repetitive jaw movements, like chewing gum and clenching your teeth, and misaligned teeth can cause jaw pain and TMJ disorder.
   • If you notice that your jaw is feeling sore or painful, stop jutting immediately.
   • As an “aesthetic risk,” some people believe that jutting doesn’t actually make you look good. For instance, commenters on this video by @aas.msnfrmd83 say that jutting can make you look like you have an underbite, or make it look like your upper jaw (maxilla) is recessed.

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What are jaw jutting exercises and do they work?

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   They’re medical exercises to relieve pain and soreness, and reduce fat. Outside of TikTok, jaw jutting can refer to a simple jaw exercise where you push the jaw forward. This exercise can potentially help with several things, like relieving jaw soreness or pain, helping with TMJ disorder symptoms, and even helping with fat loss under the chin.

   • Do jaw jutting exercises work? They can help with soreness, but are unlikely to help with fat loss. Board-certified dentist & oral surgeon Pradeep Adatrow, DDS, MS explains that there are several jaw exercises and stretches that can help provide pain relief, including one where you move your jaw backward and forward with an object in between your teeth.
     • Jaw exercises prescribed by a physical therapist are also a common, non-surgical way to help treat TMJ disorders.
     • However, while jaw and chin exercises may help tone your muscles, there’s little evidence that they’ll actually get rid of fat.
     • As certified personal trainer Danny Gordon explains, you can’t spot reduce fat. Only losing weight all over can help you lose excess fat underneath the chin. He says, “If there is fatty tissue in the face [or] the jaw line, the leaner your body gets, the more definition [and] the more of the jawline you probably will see.”
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