How to Lift Your Sagging Jowls
Good health -- and blessed genetics -- can go a long way toward mitigating the march of time on your body. But you may need a helping hand as you fight some age-related changes, such as sagging jowls.
People often associate jowls -- sagging tissue at the jawline -- with excess fat, but they're actually the result of progressive weakening of jaw ligaments. As the ligaments relax, so does the surrounding tissue, including muscle, fat and skin, which descend downward past the jawline. This "turkey neck" effect changes a person's appearance significantly, and many people seek solutions to restore their original jawlines.
Skin Firming Products
Lifting creams, firming masks and serums can help make your sagging skin look firmer. Make sure yours contains alpha hydroxy acids, beta hydroxy acids, retinol or vitamin C, which encourage faster cell turnover and promote collagen production. Basic moisturizers will also help your skin look more filled-out -- at least for a while.
Facial Exercises
Also called facial yoga, this exercise trend has been around for decades. Practitioners make a series of repetitive facial movements every day to strengthen particular muscles, with the intention of lifting sagging tissue and preventing it from drooping downward again.
As to its effectiveness, the jury is still out. Anecdotal evidence, positive and negative, abounds, but no reliable studies have been done. Doctors, too, cannot seem to agree on the effectiveness of facial exercises. Some argue that it can actually cause more wrinkling, while others see potential for improved muscle tone and skin appearance.
If you decide to give facial exercise a go, make sure you're working the proper parts for your particular problem. Repeat the exercises daily.
Cheek Lines and Sagging Skin Smoother
Step 1
Make an "O" shape with your mouth, keeping your lips over your teeth.
Step 2
Smile as widely as possible, still hiding your teeth.
Step 3
Repeat the "O" and the smile six times.
Step 4
Touch your chin with the tip of your index finger and make the "smile" face again.
Step 5
Tilt your head back and move your lower jaw up and down with your finger.
Step 6
Repeat the smile and nod twice.
Jowl and Sagging Neck Lift
Step 1
Touch the skin a few inches below your chin with the fingertips of both hands.
Step 2
Tilt your head back.
Step 3
Massage your neck, pulling your fingers down to your collarbone in one downward stroke.
Step 4
Tilt your head forward.
Step 5
Repeat the tilt and stroking motion twice.
Step 6
Touch your collarbone with your fingertips and tilt your head back.
Step 7
Stick your lower lip out as far as is comfortable. Hold for four breaths.
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