Posted: 21. September, 2010
Recently I have read a few comments by famous people saying that facial exercises don’t work and that they in fact, make lines worse on the face. Actually, the truth of the matter is just the opposite. Facial exercises can reduce lines. As a wrinkle becomes shallower with facial exercises, it flattens out and looks wider, at first.
As the muscle develops, it literally pushes out the wrinkle. Many research reveals that a deep wrinkle is caused by skin adhering to underlying tissue. Because the muscles in the face are often attached one end onto the bone and the other one into the skin, whenever the muscle contracts, the skin is pulled down, creating a valley – what we call a wrinkle. One very effective method to alleviate wrinkles is to paralyze these muscles with Botox® so the muscles cannot contract and you can’t see the valley so well. The problem is, as soon as the paralysis wears off, the wrinkle is back. This can become a very expensive even risky endeavor. A more sensible and permanent approach for deep wrinkles is not only to strengthen muscle, but also to free up the skin. You can free up the skin with facial exercises (click here to learn more about exercises). That is, you can actually de-tack – release this wrinkle and rub it out.
How Botox Works
Let me explain even further how I understand Botox® works and how facial exercises work as well, when it comes to wrinkles. Wrinkles are usually formed by repetitive facial movements. Since Botox® injections paralyze and therefore relax the muscles completely, the wrinkle eventually smoothes out and appears to be gone. Only this explains to me why the deadening or paralysis and therefore complete relaxation of the muscle with Botox® injections will make the wrinkle seem to be gone. The muscle tension is gone – the wrinkle can’t be seen, even though it is still attached.
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Muscle Resistance
When performing facial exercises, you are tensing the muscles and working them “against” pressure. We call this muscle resistance training. The muscle becomes toned, which means it’s either bigger because you’re building muscle fiber and/or more dense as the muscle tones from the center of axis and appears to look shorter. This can be seen with rounder, higher, firmer cheeks and jowls that lift up as well. Just try it yourself. Tense a muscle in the face, like contracting your cheeks and release. The muscle you just tensed, is now more relaxed. So, in fact, the muscles in your face, as they tone with facial exercises, consequently, also become more relaxed.
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