Across social media and niche collector communities, hyper-realistic doll babies are quietly gaining popularity with adults. These dolls are designed to look and feel like newborns. Complete with veins, wrinkles, and soft skin, they are so realistic that they are often mistaken for real babies.
For some, they are pieces of fine art and considered collector's items; for others, they are emotional companions and therapeutic tools. However, this raises questions about the ethical boundaries between fiction and reality, and concerns about whether or not people are substituting real babies with fake ones.
So, how did this all begin? And what does it mean for the future? Click on to find out.