Raves on the face - what they are, how to fight and what to do

Wrinkles and jowls are very unpleasant age-related changes that significantly worsen a woman’s appearance. Jowls are sagging skin in the cheek area as a result of weakening of the epidermis and fatty tissue. Ptosis of soft tissues makes the oval of the face uneven, the masticatory muscles lose tone and elasticity, sag, forming the so-called “bulldog cheeks”. You can make the oval of your face clear again and help your skin become toned with the help of gymnastics, massage and various complex procedures. They must be carried out regularly and in accordance with all rules and recommendations. The article will talk about what jowls are, how to remove jowls and tighten the oval of the face, exercises against jowls, massages, masks.

Jowls are one of the most unpleasant age-related changes.

Why do jowls appear?

First, a little theory, let's look at the reasons for sagging cheeks in the lower part of the face, the appearance of so-called jowls. This knowledge will help us solve this problem in the future.

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While a person is young, he does not notice changes, but after 30 years, some facial muscles begin to lose tone, while others, on the contrary, tighten. The basis for age-related changes in appearance is laid at the junction of the upper and lower jaw. In one type of aging people, the muscles in this place stretch, the lower jaw moves forward, upward towards the nose.

In another type of aging, the lower jaw is pulled closer to the upper jaw due to spasm of the jaw muscles, which causes the skin in the chin area and along the contour of the lower jaw to begin to sag.

The main role in the formation of age-related changes of this type is played by stress and psychoemotions.

Another reason for the formation of jowls, sagging and the disappearance of the angle of youth is spasm of the masticatory muscle located on the jaw line of the lower jaw, due to which the skin in this part of the face also begins to sag.

While the body is young, it can independently correct muscle imbalances and maintain facial contours, but after 40 years it needs help in recovery.

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It is useful to add a few mummy tablets to any cream to maintain the firmness and elasticity of the skin.

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How to get rid of jowls using “eco-friendly” hardware cosmetology

At the moment, technologies in cosmetology are so developed that getting rid of sagging cheeks and cheekbones with the help of surgery and special injections is not difficult. In this matter, the decisive factor is the amount of money you want to spend on your transformation and the realization that interventions often lead to irreversible negative consequences in appearance.

When deciding on surgical and injection interventions, you should remember that surgery, liposuction of the jowls, and lipolytics do not combat the original source of the problem of sagging cheeks.

One of the options for removing jowls in a cosmetology establishment is vibromassage procedures for the face, neck and head using a special biomechanical stimulation device, thanks to which the root cause of the problem is eliminated, namely, all the muscles on the face come to a natural tone, the skin is smoothed, sagging disappears, and blood circulation improves. and lymph flow, the natural production of elastin and collagen by the body is “turned on”, promoting natural rejuvenation.

This procedure is also possible at home. The price of the issue is the cost of the device and training in self-massage on it.

Question answer

In advanced cases, even cosmetic procedures may be powerless. But if the initial signs of aging appear, competent care will help. Don't forget to cleanse your skin, moisturize it, tone it, and exfoliate it. It is also better to go to a cosmetologist for professional procedures. An integrated approach to the problem can slow down the aging of the skin.

This procedure is also called RF lifting. The doctor uses special equipment. The skin is exposed to heat, which provokes improved regeneration and the production of its own collagen and elastin. As a result, skin tightening actually occurs.

The doctor performs the massage manually. The procedure has a positive effect on lymph flow and blood circulation. The condition of the skin does improve, but a special tightening cannot be achieved. Lymphatic drainage will be an excellent additional method in combating the problem. /

How to remove jowls on your face at home

Gymnastics to remove jowls on your face will also help you get rid of age-related changes in your appearance. It is unlikely that you will be able to make your cheekbones tighten and remove your cheeks in a week with the help of exercises, but in just a month you will see how your cheekbones have tightened.

We recommend taking photos of yourself before and after each week of classes. To perform the exercises you will need ten to fifteen minutes in the morning and evening. A detailed description and video instructions of exercises for lifting the face and cheeks will help you do everything right.

Exercises for jowls

• Puffing out the cheeks;

Sit on a chair, puff out your cheeks as much as possible, keeping your lips tightly closed. Hold the air for a few seconds, press on your cheeks with your hands. Feel the muscles tense during the cheek reduction exercise. Repeat the pressure 10 times.

After exercise, you may experience a burning sensation - this may be the release of lactic acid, which tones the muscles or improves blood circulation in places where there were problems with it, so don’t worry.

• Lifting the jaws up;

Tilt your head up as much as possible, slowly extend your lower jaw. Feel the muscle tension, return to the starting position after 10 seconds. Repeat the exercise in reverse: first push your jaw out, and then look up. Repeat each option 10 times.

• Turning the head with a kiss;

Turn your head right and left at least 20 times. In this case, you need to move your jaw in the direction of rotation. Close your lips as if you want to kiss someone. Make 10 circular movements in different directions with your lips closed in this way.

We also recommend that you refer to the exercises for a clear oval face and raising the cheeks from the Facebook building course in the video. The trainer of this technique, Evgenia Balyk, will tell you in detail about the nuances of their implementation.

Exercises for lifting cheeks and facial contours

It is recommended to supplement exercises for slimming your cheeks with gymnastics for a beautiful oval face.

• Hollywood smile;

Stretch your lips into a wide smile. Tighten your muscles during the cheek lift exercise until you feel tension. Freeze for 20 seconds, slowly relax your lips.

• Letters;

This exercise is effective for tightening the oval of the face and chin. It affects all muscle groups at once. Take a pencil and hold it between your lips. Visually draw the letters, or better yet, write the word in the air, carefully tracing each character.

• Ladle;

The exercise consists of jaw movements. Keep your head straight and your jaw forward. Make movements as if you are scooping with your mouth.

By doing gymnastics to tighten the oval of your face in several approaches every day, within a month you will be able to raise your cheekbones, remove bulldog cheeks and a double chin.

Methods for correcting jowls

There are not many options for treating jowls: surgical intervention will be more effective (but at the same time painful and costly), and hardware techniques offered by beauty salons will be more gentle (but not as effective). Everything else from the category of facial gymnastics and folk recipes is for prevention. It will still help young skin, but not at all with severe ptosis.

Surgical methods of treatment

If you go to an aesthetic medicine clinic to remove jowls, doctors may suggest (depending on your indications) one of the following methods:

• endoscopic face lift. Possible only in the early stages of ptosis and at the first signs of jowl formation. Punctures are made in the scalp and in front of the ears. Through them, using an endoscope equipped with a video camera (the image from the camera is sent to the monitor), the doctor tightens the soft tissues, stretching them and fixing them in this position. The rehabilitation period and trauma are minimal;
• MACS facelift (Minimal Access Cranial Suspension Lift). During the operation, the doctor removes excess skin through narrow incisions in front of the ears and fixes the sagging soft tissue in a new position. The technique can be used in patients with varying degrees of ptosis. The rehabilitation period is short;
• SMAS face lift (Superficial Muscular Aponeurotic System Lift). Incisions are made in front and behind the auricle, extending into the scalp. The complex of muscular aponeurotic tissues (called SMAS) is fixed in a new position. The rehabilitation period is long;
• mentoplasty is an operation to reconstruct the aesthetically correct shape of the lower jaw and chin. The correction is made through an incision in the skin fold under the chin or on the inside, in the area of ​​the mucous membrane of the lower lip. The rehabilitation period is long.

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How to get rid of jowls on your face in a beauty salon

Salon procedures are much more pleasant than surgery, but results can only be achieved if they are repeated regularly. And this is time and money. And, most importantly, if there is a lifting effect, it will be for a short period of time. So the techniques of hardware cosmetology are indicated mainly for those who are just beginning to have jowls.

Myostimulation

The patient's skin is treated with a conductive gel, electrodes are applied to the problem area and current is applied. Low-frequency impulses are delivered to the patient's muscle tissue, causing the muscle fibers to begin to actively contract - for about half an hour each procedure. After a course of such sessions, muscle tone noticeably improves, the skin becomes more toned, and the facial contour becomes smoother. Course duration is from 10 to 20 sessions. Cost: from 600 rub. in one procedure.

Taking a course of facial myostimulation improves microcirculation and cell nutrition. As a result, cellular metabolism is activated and the effectiveness of all cosmetic procedures increases: from peeling to masks. Therefore, by completing a course of myostimulation, the return on any cosmetic procedures that will be performed in the next few months will increase. Well, the most important thing is that the effect of “pumped up” muscles disappeared very quickly. About a couple of months.

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Laser lifting

Cosmetologists practice two types of laser lifting - ablative and non-ablative. When jowls appear, only a non-ablative facelift or lifting of deep layers of tissue can be effective. Ablative tightening is grinding or peeling of the upper layer of skin with a laser beam (or a beam of microbeams of different lengths) with a wavelength of no more than 800 nm. The procedure helps cure pigmentation, even out fine wrinkles, improve complexion, but this technique does not eliminate deep wrinkles and signs of ptosis, which include jowls. During a non-ablative lift, the beam length increases to 2940 nm, so that the thermal impulse reaches the middle layers of the skin and stimulates the process of regeneration of cells and collagen protein compounds already there, in the dermis. After laser therapy, skin tone is partially restored and the number of wrinkles is reduced. And yet the lifting effect is not so strong that the jowls go away and the facial contour is completely restored. Due to the limited capabilities of laser lifting, it is advisable to practice it only in the early stages of ptosis or for the prevention of jowls.

The price for the procedure starts from 2000 rubles. and depends on the processing area.

Laser liposuction of the chin

Liposuction, or removal of excess fat from the subcutaneous layer, removes several age-related defects of the lower third of the face at once - jowls, double chin, “floating” facial contour, overhanging cheeks. The procedure is performed either through surgery or using a laser. Laser treatment is more in demand among patients, since it gives the same result, and the rehabilitation period lasts less (instead of 8 weeks - 4). In the “classic” version of liposuction, the surgeon makes incisions on the chin, manually pumps out the fat, and then applies stitches. The use of a laser allows us to limit ourselves to punctures, so that after the operation the patient does not have to wait for the stitches to be removed. A manipulator is applied to the puncture sites, through which a laser beam is delivered. Under its influence, fat cells are converted into an emulsion and sucked out using a vacuum nozzle. Next, electrodes are applied to the treated area, and laser irradiation of a different power and with a different wavelength of light is applied to them - sufficient to warm up the lower layers of the skin.

Price per procedure: from 15,000 rubles.

Laser liposuction of the chin has replaced surgical liposuction, and is not inferior in effectiveness to it

Radiofrequency face lift

Radiofrequency (RF) irradiation restores collagen synthesis in soft tissues and is therefore considered an effective anti-age procedure. Current pulses are supplied at short intervals, very intensely. Within 10–15 minutes of the procedure, the tissues have time to warm up well, the collagen protein “welds” and becomes denser. Taking into account the fact that collagen-elastin fibers have a twisted, spring-like shape, compaction of the protein entails, relatively speaking, compression of this spring and lifting of the skin in the area treated in this way. In addition, new collagen fibers continue to actively form for three weeks after the procedure. The procedure is painless (except for the sensation of strong heating of the skin); anesthesia is not required. There is no need for rehabilitation after the session; a successfully performed RF lifting does not leave visible marks such as bruises or burns, only the skin immediately becomes denser and smoother. Jowls and a double chin will not completely go away even after a course of procedures, but sagging skin can be reduced. The course of treatment averages 10 sessions.

Price per procedure: from 2000 rub.

When a chicken is placed in boiling water, the whole chicken gets picked up and shrinks. Likewise, our skin tightens under the influence of temperature from radio waves. That is, the radio frequency causes the water in the tissues to heat up, the fibers are stimulated and the skin tightens. The most important thing is that then new collagen continues to be produced in the skin for another 3 weeks. And the skin is still tightened.

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Mesotherapy

Mesotherapy is the introduction of therapeutic cocktails into the skin. The composition of the injection is different for each patient, although the doctor faces the same task each time - to fill voids in the tissues, smooth out wrinkles, and tighten the skin. The medicine is injected into the dermis, into soft tissues, so that the active substances of the cocktail are immediately absorbed by the body and act faster.

What drugs are used:

• Dermaheal SR with vitamins, minerals, copper tripeptide and bioregulators;
• Dermaheal Stem C'rum SR with growth factors, amino acid complex;
• Italian preparation for facial mesotherapy BioAgeDNA with vitamin E;
• Italian-made mesopreparation Foto-ageElasthase;
• LighteningXtra with vitamin C, peptides, licorice extract;
• Kolelast complex with elastin and collagen hydrolysates;
• Gibilan with ginkgo biloba extract.

The injection is done manually - using a syringe or mesoinjector. Through numerous punctures, the medicine is absorbed quickly and deeply.

The procedure is in any case noticeable, but is carried out without anesthesia (in rare cases, a lidocaine solution is used, but usually doctors work without an anesthetic, since it does not combine well with the active components of therapeutic cocktails). The average course of mesotherapy is 5–10 sessions. The result lasts up to 10 months.

Cost of one session: from 2000 rub.

I would not rush to give injections right away, only if other methods do not help. There are also facial muscles, if you tighten them with the help of gymnastics, then perhaps these jowls will decrease, after all, you are not 50+ years old, when only threads or plastic surgery will help. We correct the rest of the body with sports, not with injections.

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Mesotherapy is the injection of therapeutic cocktails into the problem area

Thread lifting

Thread lifting, or bioreinforcement, is the installation of implants made of biocompatible materials under the skin:

• absorbable (polydioxanone, polypropylene, polylactic acid);
• non-absorbable (polyester fiber, silicone, polycaprolactone);
• so-called liquid threads (injectable preparations) based on hyaluronic acid, calcium hydroxyapatite, polycaprolactone.

A hollow cannula needle is inserted into soft tissue (usually the dermis, the middle layer of skin), a channel is made, a thread is inserted into this channel and it is secured. The thread immediately tightens the skin and smoothes out folds and wrinkles. Then, over the course of a month, new connective tissue grows around the implants - it will make the skin even denser and more elastic and consolidate the lifting effect. By this time, the implant threads themselves are already removed from the body. The validity period of thread lifting is from six months to two years (depending on the initial condition of the skin and the introduced material), after this time the procedure can be repeated. Non-absorbable threads themselves form a supporting frame and last longer - up to 5-7 years.

The price ranges from 800 to 15,000 rubles. for one thread, as a rule, you need several of them (the exact cost is discussed in consultation with your doctor).

Bio-reinforcement (thread lifting) - skin tightening with thread-implants made of biocompatible materials

Photorejuvenation

Photorejuvenation involves treating the problem area with flashes of pulsed light (like what is used in LEDs). They heat soft tissues and stimulate the synthesis of collagen and elastin. With repeated treatment, the skin becomes noticeably more elastic, smoother and denser, but this procedure will not cure deep wrinkles, folds, and jowls. It is more intended for removing age spots, vascular networks, and superficial skin peeling.

The course of treatment is 3–5 procedures. Cost: from 9000 rub.

Ozone therapy

In aesthetic medicine, liquefied ozone is used to activate metabolic processes in cells, restore their normal nutrition, and normalize the functioning of the sebaceous glands. Ozone can be administered by injection: for this, it is added to saline or mixed with the patient’s blood. The course of treatment lasts 5–10 procedures. In addition to injections, the doctor may prescribe a massage with ozonated oil, which also has a rejuvenating effect - improves complexion, reduces pores, makes the skin soft and velvety. The problem is that even complex ozone treatment will not help with severe ptosis, but in its initial stages, when jowls are just emerging, ozone therapy can be a good way of prevention.

Price per procedure: from 700 rub.

Ozone therapy helps rejuvenate the skin and improve complexion, but it will not get rid of jowls on its own

Ultrasound therapy

Ultrasound irradiation today is used, among other things, to warm up the subcutaneous fat layer and liquefy fat deposits. The procedure is called liposuction - with the difference that it does not involve any punctures and is performed only externally. The procedure lasts from 20 to 40 minutes. It does not cause painful sensations and is more reminiscent of a massage, which is carried out alternately with different attachments. At the first stage, the skin is warmed up using a superficial massage; at the second stage, a drainage massage is performed to remove fat deposits from the problem area.

The result is a reduction in the volume of soft tissues and a tightening of the facial contour. To consolidate the effect, ultrasound therapy (or cavitation, as it is otherwise called) is recommended to be combined with manual sculptural massage.

The price for the procedure starts from 500 rubles.

Ultrasound therapy is similar to massage, it is a completely painless procedure

How to tighten jowls with massage

Special exercises should be supplemented with a massage for bulldog cheeks. Massage movements will disperse lymph and stagnant blood, bring muscles to their relaxed initial state and tighten the skin in problem areas.

• Stretching the masseter muscle;

One of the reasons for the formation of jowls, sagging in the lower part of the face and the disappearance of the angle of youth is spasm of the masticatory muscle located on the line of the lower jaw. To relieve spasm and, accordingly, tighten tissues, perform the following exercise.

Before performing this exercise to lift bulldog cheeks, you should apply oil or rich cream.

Mentally divide the jaw arch into two halves. We work with each half separately, fixing the fabrics in the middle.

Technique:

1. With one hand, secure the triangular muscle (descending anguli oris) on the jaw arch. With two fingers of your second hand, grasp the jaw line: the index finger on top, the thumb under the lower jaw. Move your hand along the jaw line along the masseter muscle to the corner of the jaw, smoothly and slowly stretching the jaw arch (Figure on the left).

2. Change the position of your hands. Now fix the angle of the jaw along with the adjacent masseter muscle and firmly move along the jaw line with the index and thumb of the other hand towards the chin. Slowly and smoothly stretch the jaw arch (Figure on the right).

• Dissatisfied face;

We make a dissatisfied face in such a way that the corners of the mouth droop, and the muscles located between the corners of the lips and the chin tense.

Place your fingers on the tense muscles and begin to lightly massage them in a circular motion for 30 seconds.

Remove your fingers. Return the face to its original position. We listen to our sensations in the field of massage.

The day after the first massage, the massaged muscles may ache, do not be alarmed.

We do it at least once a day.

Jowl tightening occurs within a month of daily performance of the above gymnastics and massage techniques.

Working comprehensively to remove jowls without facial surgery and tighten the oval at home, we also recommend using the Japanese Asahi (Zogan) massage..

Folk recipes for lifting masks

Traditional recipes are ineffective on their own, but in addition to salon procedures and massage, practicing them is not only possible, but also useful - once or twice a week will be enough.

What recipes are worth taking note of:

• egg-curd mask. For cooking you will need 1 tbsp. l. cottage cheese, 1 egg yolk, 1 tsp. olive oil, 1 tsp milk. Grind the yolk, mix with cottage cheese. Heat the olive oil in a water bath, add to the cottage cheese, and pour in the milk. Mix the mixture well, apply to the face for 20 minutes, then rinse with warm water;
• protein lifting mask. Take the white of 1 egg, beat until foam forms. Add 2 tsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice and parsley juice and 1 tsp. liquid honey. Mix, apply to face, leave for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water;
• rejuvenating mask with honey and lemon. Ingredients: 1 tbsp. l. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. l. honey, 0.5 tsp. salt, white of 1 egg. Beat the egg white until foam forms, heat the honey in a water bath. Mix all ingredients, apply to face for 15 minutes, then rinse with warm water;
• yeast mask. To prepare it you will need 1 tbsp. l live yeast and 0.5 tbsp. warm milk. Dissolve the yeast in milk and leave for half an hour in a dark place, then apply to your face for 15–20 minutes. The mask is washed off with warm water. Once removed, apply moisturizer to your face;
• mashed potato mask. You need to make puree with milk. Then melt 2 tbsp in a water bath. l. honey and mix them with 2 tbsp. l. puree. The mask is ready. Wait for the mixture to cool slightly - it should not burn the coda - and apply to your face for 20-30 minutes. It is washed off with warm water. After the mask, also do not forget to moisturize your skin;
• clay mask. Start using cosmetic clay, black or white. Dilute the clay with water to the consistency of thick sour cream and apply to your face until completely dry, then rinse with warm water and apply cream.

Simple products are suitable for making masks, but they cannot replace professional cosmetics

Expert commentary

It is indeed possible to tighten the oval of the face and remove jowls on the face at home with the help of simple exercises for the muscles of the cheeks, cheekbones and chin. Such gymnastics restores muscles, improving lymphatic drainage, due to which the skin is tightened, new blood flow is stimulated, intercellular exchange is improved, the epidermis is renewed, and, accordingly, its rejuvenation occurs in an accelerated manner.

Glavatskaya Tatyana Ivanovna, cosmetologist

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Reviews

I am 53 years old, and I can confidently say that there are effective ways to tighten your skin in a natural way. I regularly do gymnastics to get rid of jowls on my face, do exercises and add massages to them. Don't forget about jowl masks. The result is that I look much younger than my peers.

Irina, Moscow

At 35, I had a lot of problems with my appearance. After stress, lack of sleep and pregnancy, my cheeks noticeably sagged and a double chin appeared. A friend recommended a set of good exercises for a facelift. At first I didn’t really believe in the result, but I decided to try. And I was simply shocked by the result after a month of training! Girls, if anyone has problems with the appearance of sagging, be patient and do exercises. The result will incredibly surprise you!

Alena, housewife

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Expert advice: how to quickly achieve and maintain results for a long time

Various methods will help you get rid of jowls:

• surgical;
• salon;
• home treatments.

Experts advise starting the fight against gravitational ptosis after 25 years. As a preventive measure and to consolidate results, it is recommended to use the following tips:

• provide high-quality nutrition and hydration of the skin;
• regularly perform special exercises that increase facial muscle tone;
• use masks and other pharmaceutical products that have a lifting effect;
• eat right, get rid of bad habits;
• control body weight, avoid sudden weight fluctuations;
• engage in physical activity and lead a healthy lifestyle.

Such preventive measures will help prevent the formation of jowls and other age-related changes on the skin, maintain youth, healthy color and tone. After 50 years, only professional cosmetic procedures, which are selected by a specialist for each patient individually, will help remove age-related defects.

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Discussion: 4 comments

1. Natalia:
   07/02/2019 at 5:56 pm

   These exercises can only slightly tone the facial muscles and make the skin more elastic, but you won’t be able to lose weight, I tried it myself. But when I did some of these exercises, my face changed a little and that's not bad anymore.

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2. Elizabeth:

   05/15/2019 at 1:50 pm

   Let's, women, live with a smile on our faces and enjoy life. A smile automatically tightens our jaws and makes us look younger! :)

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   Elena:

   06/10/2019 at 10:47 pm

   So positive! Wow) made me smile!

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   Anya:

   07/02/2019 at 8:01 am

   Elena, a friend of mine, is an optimist in life, smiles a lot, but due to genetics and excess weight, she has early jowls. I agree that all these popular exercises are very effective if you are not lazy to do them regularly. And they are mainly aimed at stretching neglected, bunched and saggy skin.

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