Skinny Fat
Having a higher facial/body fat percentage despite a slim frame — it hides jaw, cheekbone, and eye-area definition.
Skinny fat describes someone with a slim overall frame but a higher body-fat percentage than their weight suggests — often due to low muscle mass. On the face, this shows up as fat retention around the jaw and under the chin that obscures bone structure, even though the person doesn't look overweight in clothes.
This matters a lot for PSL analysis because facial fat is one of the biggest confounders: a genuinely strong gonial angle or cheekbone can be completely hidden until body fat drops low enough to reveal it. It's the reason "just lift and cut" is the most repeated advice in looksmaxxing communities before any hardmaxxing is considered.
How does skinny fat affect your face?
Facial fat retention obscures jawline, cheekbone, and eye-area definition, hiding underlying bone structure regardless of body weight.
What fixes a skinny fat face?
Lowering overall body fat percentage through diet and resistance training is the standard first step before anything structural is considered.
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