Graphic medical or cosmetic procedure
Snapchat may leave the video out of recommendations, so fewer people see it.
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What triggers it
Medical or cosmetic procedures (pimple popping, ear cleaning, liposuction) showing real bodily fluids or waste such as pus, blood, urine, excrement, infection or decay.
What Snapchat says
““Graphic” in this context includes real-life imagery of bodily fluids or waste, such as pus, blood, urine, excrement, bile, infection, or decay.”
We last checked this against Snapchat's page on .
How to fix it
Cut or blur the graphic moments; show before/after instead of the procedure itself.
Good to know
Procedures where skin is not broken, and tattoos or piercings, are only 'Sensitive' (limited audience), not ineligible.
Can FYProof spot it?
A full check of your video looks for it in what's shown. What a check finds is an estimate, not a guarantee.
- Video: looked at for this rule
- Speech: not for this rule
- On-screen text: not for this rule
- Caption: not for this rule
- Hashtags: not for this rule
Related Snapchat rules
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