Right: fitted mask. There are a variety of mask designs to be found, but they all fall into two broad streams of pleated “surgical” style or a more fitted style with a seam down the middle.

The polyester undergarment did the same for paper surgical masks, improving them by a factor of 7.2. One common solution to ill-fitting surgical masks has been to bind the two ends of the band so ...

A young man known as The Poof Daddy with platforms on various social media, from TikTok to Instagram, made a sock hack for a coronavirus mask -- a simple way to keep safe.

On Instagram, AnnaSophia Robb demonstrated the mask hack for her “small faced friends,” showing her cool 1.1 million followers just how easy it is to do.

Cui shared the hack in a TikTok that’s already racked up 395,000 views. With a surgical-style mask, “the sides of your face are left very exposed to the outside,” Cui points out.

Here’s Dr. Cuid’s quick step-by-step guide on how to make a loose-fitting mask fit better: Wash your hands! Fold the mask in half lengthwise. Take the loops on either side and tie a knot close ...

Everyone’s head is shaped differently so there's no one-size-fits-all mask. If the elastic isn’t tight enough, there’s an easy fix to keep you from constantly adjusting your mask.