If you've been on social media recently, chances are you've heard about "cortisol face," a term to describe facial swelling or puffiness, allegedly caused by high levels of the stress hormone cortisol ...

‘You’re not ugly, you just have cortisol face,’ is a popular refrain in these videos.Photograph: NielsHariot/Getty Images/iStockphoto Does your face get puffy sometimes? Do you occasionally experience ...

But cortisol levels can be impacted by a range of things, including illness, fever, sleep deprivation, inflammation, ...

Have you given any thought to your cortisol levels lately? The so-called “stress hormone” has become a popular scapegoat, blamed for everything from exhaustion and bloating to anxiety, brain fog, ...

Dubbed “cortisol face,” the trend claims that stress can cause your face to bloat up or grow puffy no matter how hard you try to diet and exercise. There are some real medical cases of so-called ...