The torturous path to beauty - top ten devices(so far)

There does not seem to be a limit to people's creativity when it comes to inventing devices that are purportedly capable of squeezing, shocking, compressing, flattening, plumping, poking and prodding obstinate flesh into the desired shape or appearance.  I present to you some of the strangest devices I've found...

More rubber garments...

        The "facial massage" roller...

The "ear cap"

The "nose adjustor"

the leg straightener... egads!

the chin strap...

another view...

and, I kid you not- thumb-screws...

the next images are of a method of "curative gymnastics" called the Zander Method. I have seen it described as exercise for the sedentary...

And, last but not least, an ad for an electric hairbrush... seems relatively benign compared

to the other treatments...