1) clear cheekbones and a smooth transition from the cheekbones to the cheek area 2) a straight line of the lower jaw - without sagging or jowls 3) a rounded chin, emphasizing the V-shape of the face.
If all three zones need correction, then they can be carried out not in one, but in several procedures, although there are no contraindications to a one-time tightening of the oval of the face.
Why is the slimness of the oval of the face impaired?
Problems with age-related oval of the face include drooping of the zygomatic region, deficits in the temporal part, and loss of the contour of the angle of the lower jaw. A comprehensive correction should be aimed at correcting all (or most) of the listed deficiencies.
Until the age of 35, the aging process is not noticeable, since the muscles and skin are still toned, and the production of its own collagen continues in the middle layers of the skin. Closer to 40-45 years, the elasticity of the skin and ligaments decreases due to a lack of its own collagen and gravitational ptosis, the face loses its former elasticity, which leads to sagging tissue, disruption of the oval of the face and the appearance of jowls.
The described symptoms are most characteristic of women who are prone to obesity or who are in the stage of actively losing excess weight. Also at risk are women with round and square face shapes.
Definition
A decrease in turgor leads to the fact that the skin begins to sag in the lower part of the cheeks, forming an unnatural, irregular oval of the face. It does not look aesthetically pleasing at all, indicating not only age-related changes, but also many bad habits, as well as a lack of timely and effective care.
What causes jowls
There are many reasons for the occurrence of such defects, among them: Genetics. If relatives had a similar problem, preventive measures should be started as early as possible.
- Lack of sufficient rest. Lack of sleep affects the condition of the skin. Also, cosmetologists do not recommend sleeping on your stomach.
- Bad habits do not adversely affect the entire human body.
- Dramatic weight loss. Reducing the subcutaneous fat layer contributes to sagging skin - the stretched dermis does not have time to recover due to a strong jump in weight.
- Stress. Try to maintain a calm state, use sedatives and contact specialists in moments of particular psycho-emotional stress.
- Age factor. Some people may experience symptoms as early as 25-30 years of age, while others may experience symptoms by 50-60 years of age.
- Overweight.
- UV radiation. Photoaging is the main cause of skin defects. The process reduces elasticity and leads to dehydration.
- Clenching of the jaws. When a person clenches his teeth too hard, the muscle becomes overstrained, which stretches over time and cannot support the weight of the skin.
- Incorrect posture. It leads to the disruption of the natural geometry of the torso, which affects the entire body.
- Lack of collagen and elastin. It can be a consequence of hormonal diseases, as well as age-related, genetic and other reasons.
- Anatomical features. A small chin itself is the root cause of the formation of jowls at a young age. Therefore, for people concerned about this problem, surgical intervention with the installation of special supporting implants is recommended.
These are only the main factors, not counting the negative impact of the environment, allergic reactions to cosmetics and chemicals and other processes that can disrupt the natural mechanisms of the biological functioning of skin cells, leading to loss of turgor.
Products for skin elasticity
Products that help increase the elasticity of skin fibers, including after losing weight, can be purchased in almost any store. They must contain the following substances:
- Flavonoids. They are found in large quantities in buckwheat. Therefore, nutritionists consider it an anti-aging product. Flavonoids are responsible for the elasticity of collagen fibers and the prevention of wrinkles.
- Silicon. It is an indispensable component for rejuvenating the body. It is found in sprouted cereal seeds, bran, fresh herbs, cabbage, seeds, cucumbers and some berries and fruits.
- Selenium. A sufficient amount of it is present in nuts, coconut, sea fish, garlic, wheat, brown rice, and meat.
- Iron. With its deficiency, the skin becomes flabby and pale. There is a lot of it in oatmeal, liver, eggs and red meat.
- Zinc. It is found in seafood and improves skin elasticity. There is also a lot of it in meat, yeast, mushrooms, pumpkin seeds and cocoa.
To correct and tighten your facial skin, you need to maintain it with a healthy lifestyle and a balanced diet. It is recommended to prepare food yourself, enriching your diet with natural products. You should completely exclude seasonings, fried, spicy and salty foods from your menu. You need to eat less sweets. In addition, you need to devote enough time to sleep and walks in the fresh air.
Correcting the situation with the help of cosmetologists
The most effective conservative methods for eliminating this defect is a visit to a cosmetology salon. The doctor will be able to determine the root cause, the degree of neglect of the problem, and also choose a set of procedures that will help in the fight for the beauty and youth of the skin. Among the existing tools:
- hardware cosmetology;
- injections;
- non-injection drugs;
- cosmetical tools;
- massage and physiotherapy.
With the combination of all these approaches, it is possible to achieve not only a visual reduction of the defect, but also completely remove it or significantly slow down the sagging. All methods should be aimed at improving turgor, stimulating one’s own synthesis of collagen and elastin in tissues, reducing the number of damaged, dysfunctional cells, and their renewal.
How to remove jowls on your face at home
It is quite difficult to cope with such a problem at home. All methods can be classified as preventative rather than producing tangible results.
The most effective method can only be if a person is overweight. With proper weight loss, fat will disappear from the cheeks, and with additional care, the skin will quickly tighten and create a harmonious oval of the face. However, you should not allow sudden weight loss, which will only worsen the problem. The best option is to lose 4-5 kg per month under the strict supervision of a nutritionist and endocrinologist.
If the problem has not yet gone far and is just beginning to appear, use massages, masks, and exercises as a correction or prevention.
Gymnastics
In addition to the listed methods of lifting the oval face, there is an equally effective and safe method - face building. With the help of simple exercises, provided they are performed regularly, you can really achieve noticeable results without surgery or visits to beauty salons.
The most effective of them:
- Mentally imagine a ball in your mouth and roll it in different directions. Then purse your lips tightly and gently press your fingers on your cheeks for 20 seconds. After this, open your lips a little, push out your lower jaw and move it from side to side, accelerating the pace. Pull your tongue as far down as possible and pronounce the sound “a”.
- Open your eyes wide. Use your fingertips to slightly pull the skin back and close and open the eyelids alternately. Repeat 30 times.
- Rub your palms until you feel warm, cover your closed eyes with your palms and throw your head back. Raise your eyebrows up as much as possible and pull your eyelids down. Repeat 10 times.
- Take a deep breath, puff out your cheeks as much as possible and widen your nostrils. Without opening your mouth, exhale little by little. Repeat 5 times.
- Stretch your lips and slowly pronounce all vowel sounds.
- Slowly open and close your mouth, stopping for a few seconds in the open position.
- Lift the corners of your lips one by one, then together.
- Squeeze your lips tightly, turning them inward. Exhale slowly with extended lips, holding the corners of your lips. Repeat 5 times.
- Using your fingers, tap your face from the middle of the chin to the cheeks.
- Tilt your head back, relaxing your jaw as much as possible, then gradually strain it, trying to place your lower jaw on top of your upper jaw.
- Clasp your hands, place them under your jaw and carefully throw your head back with resistance for 15 seconds. Exhale. Repeat 5 times.
- Lower your head to your chest, relax your whole body and perform circular turns of your head so that it touches your shoulders. Perform 10 turns in each direction.
- Lick your lips in a circular motion, stretching your tongue out as far as possible.
- Smile with strong tension, baring your teeth, curl your tongue into a boat and stick it out.
- Use your tongue to clean your gums.
- Open your mouth and tap your tongue on your teeth.
If you perform this complex daily, within a month you can achieve skin elasticity, lift your cheeks, strengthen your facial contours and significantly reduce the “double chin.”
Is it possible to fight jowls using conservative methods?
The only effective way is plastic surgery, threads and other interventions that will completely eliminate the unwanted defect. All other options will help in cases where deficiencies have just begun to form. They will help tighten the oval a little and prevent the rapid progression of sagging skin.
If the changes are critical, then only surgical methods will help restore turgor. In the future, you can use conservative ones to prolong the effect. With insufficient care, even after plastic surgery, the problem may return again, which will require more expensive and drastic interventions to restore beauty and youth.
Jowl massage
Quite an effective remedy. After applying cosmetics, you should move with special massage rollers or hands in the direction from the chin, to the sides and up to the ears. Massaging can also be done with a soft towel soaked in saline solution. After finishing, the salt must be washed off, and a moisturizer or anti-aging cream is applied to the skin.
Removing jowls on the face with lifting masks
Both pharmacy and home recipes are suitable. In the case of folk remedies, aloe, honey, essential oils of orange, cedar, tea tree, and argan will help. Among store-bought products, you should choose those that have the following on the label: panthenol, allantoin, marine collagen, hyaluronic acid, vitamin E, snail mucin and others.
Exercises for jowls
Beautiful and tightened skin on any part of the body is unthinkable without strong muscles. The face is no exception to the rule. Let's consider a special set of exercises that allows you to keep muscle fibers in good shape:
- It is necessary to puff out your cheeks strongly. Then roll the air from one side to the other for 30 seconds.
- Imagine a candle in front of you, purse your lips and sharply blow out the imaginary fire at least 50-60 times.
- Press your index fingers to your cheeks and then try to smile. Hold your hands firmly enough so that the effort you put into this process is noticeable.
- Alternately move your lips to one side and the other. Wrinkles and other irregularities on the tense part of the face should be smoothed out.
- Relax your lips. They should remain in this position until the end of the exercise. Stick your tongue out as far as possible and lift the tip up. Repeat the movement for a minute.
Face fitness will help prolong youth and tighten the unclear contours of the face. It is enough to devote 15-30 minutes a day to the procedures. It is good to combine them with massage, lifting masks and other care products that improve turgor.
Cosmeceuticals
The symbiosis of cosmetic preparations and nutraceuticals has proven itself in the fight against cosmetic defects. Such compositions have both a caring effect and a healing effect on the skin. Rare plant extracts and patented effective vitamin and protein complexes help stimulate the synthesis of collagen and elastin in tissues and restore water-fat balance.
Cosmetics from the RHANA corporation contain the necessary proteins, vitamins, micro- and macrocomponents, growth factors necessary for cell renewal and healing:
- GHC Placental Cosmetic is a biocorrector cream for intensive rejuvenation. Makes the skin denser, more elastic and firmer.
- Modeling 3-D mask with placenta hydrolyzate and coenzyme Q10. Evens out tone, promotes cellular renewal, eliminates wrinkles and tightens the oval.
- GHC Placental Cosmetic is a concentrated lotion for intensive rejuvenation. Serves to prevent the development of inflammation, protects skin cells from free radicals, and also restores the natural uniform color.
INDICATIONS
Any manifestations of aging are an indication for the use of a wide range of correction techniques. The most pronounced indications for the use of lifting programs:
- blurring facial contours,
- nasolabial folds become noticeable,
- drooping of the corners of the eyes and lips,
- drooping eyebrows and upper eyelid,
- wrinkles appear on the forehead and between the eyebrows,
- bags form under the eyes,
- a double chin appears
- wrinkles and folds form on the neck,
- there is facial asymmetry.
How to tighten facial jowls surgically
The most effective, but also radical, method of correcting the situation is surgery. It is worth remembering that any intervention in the human body is accompanied by risks. Therefore, before contacting a surgeon, it is necessary to undergo a complete examination by the attending physician.
Today, there are small, gentle techniques that allow you to restore turgor with minimal intervention and tissue damage. These tasks should be a priority in solving the problems of aesthetic medicine.
Doctors also recommend contacting a medical facility before surgery to find the root cause of the prolapse. Unless, of course, they are obvious (overweight, genetics, age over 50). In this case, you can guarantee a long-term effect after applying the procedures.
Contour plastic surgery of jowls
One of the simplest methods that has proven itself well in combating sagging skin. The technique is based on injections of a special gel or filler into the deep layers of the dermis. The punctures are made at a sufficient depth so as not to form visible tubercles. The basis of such preparations is hyaluronic acid. It is quickly absorbed by cells, but at the same time stimulates the production of collagen and elastin in tissues, moisturizes, and prevents dehydration. This method is minimally invasive and low-traumatic, so it can be used even without prior consultation with a therapist. The compositions differ depending on the brand, but mainly contain:
- hyaluronic acid as a base;
- vitamin-protein complexes for nutrition;
- lidocaine to make the process as painless as possible;
- buffers to prevent the risk of inflammation.
As you can see, there is nothing dangerous in the compositions; on the contrary, all these substances are necessary for the normal functioning of dermal cells, but they are often lacking. The invasive method allows you to immediately deliver substances in large quantities to the deep layers of the dermis, triggering the synthesis of collagen, elastin and cell structure renewal.
Jowl lift with threads
Thread lifting is often used and is a minimally invasive surgical procedure. It is based on the fact that thin threads are introduced under the skin, which may differ in texture:
- gold;
- mesothreads;
- Aptos and so on.
There are enough species to list them all. They can be without thorns or with them, additional notches. They are inserted into the deep layers of the skin to create a so-called frame. It provides additional support, allowing you to improve the oval and geometry, and prevent further sagging. The result lasts from a year to five, depending on the anatomical features, care and initial choice of materials.
Installation of implants
Maxillofacial surgical inserts made of porous polyethylene help solve these problems by giving the face the desired features and geometry.
Contrary to popular belief, such an intervention is safe, although it is considered traumatic. Cases of material rejection are rare, since components of high biocompatibility are used for the manufacture of implants. Complications occur less frequently than with Botox and other minimally invasive methods. In addition, if necessary, the inserts can be easily removed, and thin cosmetic seams remain invisible to others. They are tightly fixed, do not move even with impacts, and the procedure itself is performed once and for life.
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Advantages and disadvantages of non-surgical facial muscle lift
Based on numerous customer reviews, a list of advantages has been formed:
- The above methods of facial muscle tightening are comfortable and painless. No anesthesia required.
- Reducing the risk of complications. No surgical intervention. There are no scars left and infection is excluded.
- This method does not require recovery time (rehabilitation) compared to surgery, and does not interfere with the normal rhythm of life.
- The ability to perform procedures all year round, since the top layer of skin is not damaged.
- High results are achieved. The facial skin becomes elastic and smooth and retains the effect for 1–1.5 years.
Any method, along with its advantages, also has disadvantages that you need to know about in order to take them into account when non-surgically lifting the facial muscles.
Procedures are prohibited in the following cases:
- during the period of activation of infectious skin lesions (acne, etc.);
- in the presence of chronic diseases, as well as general ones in the acute stage;
- in the presence of pacemakers and metal implants;
- in the presence of formations (tumors) at the sites of the procedure;
- during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
Read material on the topic: How to shape the contour of the face: all possible ways
Jowl prevention
Any problem is easier to prevent. Therefore, in order not to look for methods to get rid of it in the future, you should follow a few simple recommendations:
- perform small gymnastics for the face every day for 10-15 minutes;
- do not forget about the use of skincare moisturizing and lifting cosmetics;
- try to follow a daily routine, get more rest;
- avoid the negative impact of stressful situations, if they occur - take sedatives that reduce the destructive effects of stress factors;
- move more and eat right to avoid the accumulation of fat deposits;
- give up alcohol and smoking;
- drink enough fluids, make sure that there is no tissue dehydration;
- do not eat too salty foods, minimize salt intake in the diet;
- try to maintain correct posture, especially when working at a computer or when viewing content on mobile gadgets;
- select cosmetics that suit your skin type;
- When going outside, even in the cold season, use creams with UV protection.
These are fairly simple tips that are easy to implement to prolong your beauty and youth.
Creams
You can use professional cosmetic products or prepare folk remedies at home.
Lifting cream
The product is used to improve blood circulation, nourish the skin and regenerate it. When choosing a corrective cream, you should consider its composition. It must contain the following components:
- hyaluronic acid to improve collagen production;
- glycerin to soften the skin and retain fluid in it;
- microelements and minerals for cell restoration;
- retinol, which helps improve cell activity and regulates the functioning of the sebaceous glands;
- organic acids to exfoliate dead cells;
- vitamins E and C, which prevent skin aging and saturate it with oxygen;
- juniper and citrus essential oils;
- jasmine acid and fruit extracts;
- caffeine to stimulate cell energy;
- vegetable oils (avocado, cocoa, shea) and extracts (St. John's wort, apple, citrus and cornflower) for skin elasticity.
It is recommended to apply the tightening cream to the face after using the scrub on clean and steamed skin.
Tightening products should not be confused with fat-burning products, which have a completely different effect and composition.
You can prepare the lifting cream yourself. To do this you need:
- Using a whisk, beat any baby cream (10 g).
- Add a few drops of rosehip oil, 1 tsp. aloe juice and 10 drops each of jojoba oil and vitamin B 12.
- Place the resulting cream in a clean jar and store in a cool place for no more than one week.
The cream should be used twice a day.
Compositions for different skin types
Before preparing the product, you should determine your skin type. There are several recipes for making nourishing creams yourself:
- For oily skin . Lemon juice (1 tbsp.), yolk of one egg, 2 tsp. pour sour cream with 750 ml of vodka and 250 ml of boiled water. Mix everything thoroughly and leave in a cool, dark place for 6 hours.
- For normal skin . Dry coltsfoot leaves (1 tbsp) pour 150 ml of boiling water, close the lid and leave for at least half an hour in the refrigerator. Drain the water and mix the remaining mass with 1 tbsp. l. olive oil. Heat the resulting mixture in a water bath until it boils, stirring constantly. Beat with a blender. Use every morning as a nourishing booster.
- For dry skin . Chop rowan berries (1 tbsp), add 1 tsp. honey, one egg yolk and 1 tbsp. l. butter. Use the cream before going to bed throughout the night.
