Ravi is a hyperrealistic doll with an eerie resemblance to an actual infant. Some of the so-called “reborn” dolls cry, suck dummies, pee, and have nails, eyelashes and veins.

Laura Ise; Coly Trigg/TikTok. ... The average cost of a reborn doll is $250, but silicone dolls, which feel the most lifelike, start at $1,000 and can go up to $4,000 or $5,000.

Daniela Baccan, co-owner of a reborn doll shop in Campinas, Sao Paulo, said dolls sell from 700 reais ($124) to nearly 10,000 reais (nearly $1,800). 6 Nice Maria Santos shows off her doll at the ...