WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Looksmaxxing influencer arrested during Brisbane livestream<\/p>\n
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cThe situation\u2019s f***ed. Guys, the situation is f***ed,\u201d he told viewers during the arrest.<\/p>\n The 25-year-old was taken into custody over an altercation that occurred in February, which was also caught on camera while he was livestreaming to his fans.<\/p>\n \u201cI was arrested. This is serious business,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Androgenic has become a rising star among a generation increasingly obsessed with extreme beauty improvement known as \u201clooksmaxxing\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n He provides methods for young men to alter their appearance, including so-called \u201cbonesmashing\u201d to reshape facial features, as well as promoting plastic surgery and peptides.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s dangerous in as much as any kind of body modification is dangerous,\u201d Yves Saint James Aquino of the University of Wollongong warned.<\/p>\n Condemned by health professionals, the subculture has links to the so-called \u201cmanosphere\u201d, promoting toxic masculinity and misogyny.<\/p>\n \u201cThey feel that physical features are something that they can now control,\u201d Aquino said.<\/p>\n Androgenic was fined for public nuisance and banned from Fortitude Valley\u2019s nightlife precinct for 28 days.<\/p>\n 7NEWS has attempted to contact the 25-year-old for comment.<\/p>\n![\"Ronan](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f0fc1833c7efbc37f0312a921cf94dba510c654d-16x9-x0y0w1920h1080.png\")
Ronan Androgenic. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n