Reborn baby: find out how much an ultra-realistic doll can cost

Monthly birthdays, diaper changes, bottle feeding, layettes, stroller rides… These are common scenes in the routine of caring for a baby. However, on social media, the ones who have been taking on this role are not real children, but rather reborn babies: ultra-realistic dolls that imitate newborns in every detail.

Reborn babies are handcrafted to look as much like real babies as possible. The technique, called reborning , involves several stages of painting and manually applying hair to reproduce details such as skin texture, veins, spots, folds and even small imperfections. The most commonly used material is high-quality vinyl or silicone, which guarantees even more realism to the pieces, which can cost up to R$4,000 (or more).

For many people, reborns are treated as children. In addition to their sentimental value, they can also have therapeutic functions: they are used by those who have suffered pregnancy loss, by those who are having difficulty having children, or even as a form of therapy for elderly people with Alzheimer's.

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