Can Exercising Your Face Make You Look Younger?

We exercise the rest of our bodies to keep healthy, so it makes perfect sense to wonder if the same applies to the face. After all, all the components that we target in our abs, legs, arms, back, etc., exist in the face as well. So surely facial gymnastics can be beneficial?

In very simplistic terms, exercising the face can have a positive effect. However, we need to take other aspects into account, as the face ages in a slightly different manner to the rest of the body.

Before you start contorting your visage into weird and wonderful shapes, read on to get the lowdown on ways to hold back the years.

Why the Face Ages and what You can do About it

• How the years take their toll on the face
• Can exercising your face make you look younger? Theoretical and practical concerns
• Combine facial exercise with top-quality skin treatments

How the years take their toll on the face

Much in the same way that aging affects the skin and muscles of the body, it also shows in the face. How we look is determined by many aspects, including:

• The muscles beneath the skin
• The layer of fat beneath the skin
• The levels of collagen in the skin
• The amount of moisture in the skin

Our face is subjected to constant environmental stresses. Wind, sun, salt, toxins in the air… This region of the body is rarely covered up, meaning that it’s constantly under attack from whatever is around us. 

Add in the natural loss of muscle tone, fat, and collagen in the skin that occurs as we get older, and you begin to understand why the face is usually the greatest showcase of the passing years.

Can exercising your face make you look younger? Theoretical and practical concerns

Any Google search will bring up a myriad of facial exercises that profess to help the face remain youthful. But the 64-million-dollar question is…

Do they work?

There are many fans who swear they do. But we’re more interested in whether there’s any scientific proof behind this. It’s difficult to find any large-scale studies on the subject, but there is an interesting one carried out by JAMA Dermatology and reported by Harvard Medical School.

While it only monitored 27 patients (and had no control group), the 20-week study that involved 30 minutes of facial exercise per day appeared to have some positive results. The average age of the group was determined by independent dermatologists to be 51 before the program and 48 afterward. In addition, the participants reportedly felt their facial appearance had improved.

Combine facial exercise with top-quality skin treatments

While this appears to show some proof that face exercises can help with your youthful looks, by far the best way to combat aging is the following:

• Use sunscreen: the number one vital action that will help your face combat aging
• A great skincare regime: Using good quality products regularly will help the skin remain in its best condition
• Partnering with a great dermatologist: Whether you’re blessed with wonderful skin or have some challenging issues, a good dermatologist will guide you through the myriad of treatments on offer. He or she will help you avoid potentially damaging, quick-fix, treatments that will take their toll later on. Instead, they’ll ensure you take advantage of those that will truly help your skin, allowing you to remain looking your best, no matter how many decades have passed by.

Ready to Combat the Passing Years? Contact Bayou City Dermatology Today

At Bayou City, we don’t blind you with pseudo-science, oh no. But what we will do is provide you with an individual appraisal of what treatments are best suited to your needs. Skin type, age, lifestyle, and more all have a huge effect on how old you look. Only by targeting your specific requirements can you achieve the results you desire. 

Combine this with any facial exercises that your dermatologist suggests, and you’ll be keeping those years at bay in the best way possible.

Find out more at https://www.bayoucitydermatology.com/services