A double chin is a visual flaw that prevents the face from looking toned and makes the contour unclear. You can get rid of the accumulation of adipose tissue in different ways: from injections of special substances (lipolytics) to skin tightening. However, you can remove a double chin on your own with the help of face building. Together with face fitness trainer, co-founder of Face Fit lifting studios Marie Fadeeva
We have prepared a set of exercises that will help model the oval of the face.
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Causes of a sagging chin
Many people experience accumulations of excess fat or folds of skin in the lower part of the face, characterized by sagging and loss of firmness. The neck and lower face areas are especially affected.
The causes of a double chin can be:
- Excess weight;
A consequence of weight gain and the appearance of excess fat on the body can be the appearance of a sagging chin.
- Incorrect posture, problems in the cervical-thoracic spine;
In most cases, the chin sags under the weight of excess fat or stagnant lymph. A crooked back negatively affects the figure and directly contributes to the formation of a chin. Due to incorrect posture, problems with the neck appear, which causes stagnation of lymph (lymphostasis) in the lower face area, which contributes to the accumulation of excess fat in this area. If there are problems with the cervical-thoracic spine, the line of a person’s collarbones is much lower than the line of the cervical-thoracic junction, that is, all the skin on the body in the front slides down, and in the back it lifts up. The tension of all body tissues changes, resulting in a double chin.
Test for problems in the cervical-thoracic spine:
Turn your head to the side. When the head is slightly turned, folds and wrinkles on the side of the neck should not appear.
The appearance of folds when turning the head is the most noticeable sign indicating problems in the cervical-thoracic spine.
- Problems with neck muscles;
Another reason that affects the appearance of a sagging chin may be an imbalance in the muscles that support the hyoid bone and the muscles on the front of the neck. They, in turn, may be hypotonic or hypertonic due to excessive tension in the neck muscles, and their spasm may occur due to birth trauma or problems with the cervical spine.
- Lymphostasis;
Due to muscle imbalance, the movement of lymph in this section is disrupted, causing lymphostasis, which is reflected externally as swelling of the tissues of the lower part of the face.
- Thyroid dysfunction;
Thyroid dysfunction leads to hormonal imbalance, which leads to the appearance of excessive fullness in the neck area.
It is easier to prevent any problem than to look for a way out of the situation. Appearance is no exception. Therefore, so that in the future the question of how to remove a sagging chin after 40 years does not arise, you should think about methods to prevent this problem in advance.
Alternative methods
If necessary, you can use visual options to eliminate sagging skin. Among them is the correct technique for using makeup. In this simple way you can distract attention by switching it to winning details. Correct makeup that allows you to visually remove a defect looks like this:
- highlight your eyes brightly (use thick eyelashes, draw in eyebrows, apply shadows);
- Paint your lips with lipstick of a neutral color (pale tones).
You need to use creams and lotions that contain elastin, proteins, collagen, and hyaluronic acid. These substances help strengthen connective tissue and also activate metabolic processes at the cellular level.
If you have such a cosmetic problem, it is undesirable to disguise it with a scarf, since the product will attract attention. You cannot wear jewelry items such as necklaces, pendants, or beads. They also focus attention on the lower neck area, making the chin even more pronounced.
Preventing the appearance of a double chin
To prevent the appearance of age-related defects of the lower face include the following measures:
- healthy lifestyle;
- regular physical activity;
- maintaining a straight back posture;
- massage of the neck, cervical-thoracic spine;
- performing facial exercises;
- balanced diet;
- skin care.
You should lead a healthy lifestyle, monitor your posture and proper nutrition, and straighten your cervical-thoracic spine if you have a habit of slouching.
Physical activity and skin care have a positive effect on the appearance of the lower face area. If you follow these simple recommendations, then problems with how to remove your chin and lose weight in your face will not arise at all. A clear facial contour with an ideal oval will be displayed in the mirror even at 40 years old.
Exercises
Regular performance of special exercises increases muscle tone, improves blood flow, helps to tighten the oval of the face and remove fat folds. The visual effect is achieved in a couple of weeks of intensive training, but the entire problem can be removed only after a month. Always remember to stretch before exercising to prepare your neck.
How to remove a double chin at home
Getting rid of aesthetic imperfections is problematic, but it is quite possible without even leaving home. If the question of how to remove a double chin at home in a short time still arises, you need to act immediately; even after a week of work, the result will be visible to the naked eye.
Special double chin exercises will help men and women equally to remove double chin and cheeks quickly at home.
Changes in the area of the lower face after performing the techniques will be noticeable much faster if, together with them, manual massage of this area or hardware BMS technique is used.
The effectiveness of eco-facial rejuvenation methods has been tested by a large number of women and helps to reduce or completely remove a sagging chin without surgery at home.
Removing the chin with a manual massage of the lower face
Natural cosmetic oils in combination with massage can work wonders. With massage, you stimulate lymphatic drainage, promote the breakdown of fat deposits, forming a clear oval face.
You can massage several times a day, complementing your morning and evening care. Massage movements should be done in several ways using the three “P” method:
- pinching;
- stroking;
- patting.
Before starting the procedure, it is recommended to apply oil or a rich natural cream to pre-cleansed skin, warming the skin. The oil will make movements smooth without damaging the skin.
To warm up, you should make 10-20 stroking movements with your fingers from the middle of the face to the ears, and on the forehead - from bottom to top. The heated epidermis better absorbs nutrients and breaks down subcutaneous fat to remove a double chin.
Next, start the massage.
You need to move from the middle of the bottom of the face to the tips of the ears. The mouth is closed, the tongue is pressed tightly to the upper palate. Using pinching movements with your thumb and index finger, move from the middle of the chin to the ears. Do not pull the skin, and the pinches should be light so as not to stretch or injure the epidermis. Finish the session with pats and strokes.
We remove with massage using vacuum cans
The cupping massage method is very effective for eliminating a double chin in a short time at home. When performing it, you should follow the instructions, do it strictly along the massage lines and do not perform it if there are any contraindications.
Vacuum massage of the chin should be performed for 15-20 minutes a day. It will take about 30 days for noticeable results. The main thing is to conduct sessions systematically, without missing a single day. Only demonstrated willpower and the desire for beauty will lead to the desired result.
This video is about how to lose weight in your face using a vacuum massage, and how to remove a double chin at home in a week:
Exercises for lifting the lower face
Supplement your massage, diet and beauty treatments with facial gymnastics. Special exercises for the double chin train the muscles, tightening the entire oval of the face. There are different methods and schools of facial rejuvenation using exercises. Here are some effective and simple techniques for a sagging lower face:
Lipslap
Move your lower jaw forward. Make movements as if scooping with your lower lip, directing it upward as much as possible. You should feel the tension in your neck muscles. Repeat 5 – 10 times.
Smile
Smile with closed lips and clenched teeth. Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth. Do you feel tension under your chin? Great, bring it up to maximum, hold for 3 seconds. Repeat 5 - 15 times.
Letters
Stick out your tongue, visually draw letters and numbers with it. You can simply reach your nose. Execution time 15 – 20 seconds.
Exercises for the lower face help improve the movement of lymph, strengthen muscles, get rid of excess fat, and tighten the skin of the lower face. The main thing is to do gymnastics every day, without being lazy.
For the best effect, we recommend using a special set of exercises for the double chin.
Masks for chin care
To enhance the effect, complement the massage with moisturizing and toning masks. Honey, oats, clay, aloe and other plants and products will come to the rescue.
Aloe has healing, tightening properties, honey moisturizes well, and clay tones.
You need to apply the masks after the massage and leave for 5 – 15 minutes. Warm skin will absorb microelements well, smoothing out and toning. Using masks 1 – 2 times a week will give noticeable results.
There is an opinion that you can remove the chin with a towel by bandaging your head with it. The effect of this procedure is very doubtful, since it does not combat the causes of the problem.
Diet for losing weight face and body
Any result should be consolidated with a weight loss diet. In order for the resulting appearance to last longer, you should adhere to a daily routine: rest on time, avoid stressful situations, eat right.
A properly chosen drinking regimen will help you lose weight in your face. An adult should drink 30 ml of pure water per kilogram of body weight. Calculate how much you need yourself.
You should not drink water randomly. There is no need to drink a liter in one go, thinking that the daily plan has been completed. It is recommended to drink at least 2 glasses of liquid in the morning before breakfast and a glass before each meal. You should not wash down food with water - this disrupts the process of digestion of food. The next intake of liquid is allowed 2 hours after meals.
If you don’t have the patience to remove a double chin with your own hands, you can use the help of specialists. Beauty salons offer an abundance of gentle procedures for tightening the oval of the face, for example, BMS.
Correction of fatty bags on the face –
We can remove local fat deposits with lipolytics not only in the area of the double chin and jowls, but also on the face. For example, you come to a cosmetologist and complain that your nasolabial folds are hanging over, and he just injected you with a whole bucket of fillers, but for some reason there is no result. It’s just that you actually had pronounced fat bags hanging in the area of the nasolabial folds, and they needed to be removed with lipolytics, and not have contour plastic surgery of the nasolabial folds done.
Correction areas with lipolytics on the face and neck - (1 - fat bags in the area of the nasolabial folds, 2 - paint bags, 3 - upper eyelid area, 4 - double chin, 5 - jowls).
The second indication is the painting zone, i.e. so-called “painting bags” in the zygomatico-infraorbital areas. But this area is much more difficult to correct with lipolytic injections than the double chin, jowls and nasolabial folds. Well, the third indication is fatty bags in the upper eyelid area. Correction of all these areas on the face is best done with a needle, but shaving and the double chin is best done with a cannula. And then happiness will come to you.
By the way, to correct lip bags and fatty bags in the area of the upper eyelids, you can use not only the soft lipolytic “Phyto Slim”, but also a drug such as “Eye Bag Solution” from CAREGEN (South Korea). This manufacturer also produces lipolytic Dermaheal LL, which we described above. The drug contains a complex of biomimetric peptides - Tripeptide-41, Nonapeptide-18, Oligopeptide-61, Oligopeptide-73, which, when introduced into fat bags, not only reduce the volume of adipose tissue and swelling, improve lymphatic drainage, but also allow you to slightly tighten sagging skin.
Eco-friendly chin lift methods in beauty salons
Beauty salons offer a lot of options for maintaining facial tone. Special devices will speed up the regeneration process, tighten the skin, and help remove a sagging chin. Depending on the desired result, you can choose the following procedures:
- biomechanical muscle stimulation;
- temperature effect (lipocryo shape);
- vacuum massage.
All procedures will help remove excess fat and folds on the chin.
Lipocryo shape procedure
Lipocryo shape is the safest of all types of liposuction. During this session, low temperatures are applied to the problem area without damaging the skin. After half an hour of exposure, the result is visible - fat deposits are reduced by 45%. The patient can immediately return to active life; no rehabilitation period is required.
Biomechanical stimulation device (BMS)
The Nazarov apparatus works wonders using biomechanical action. The specialist performs a massage with a device that, by vibrating, activates the natural restoration of facial muscles, improves blood circulation and stimulates the movement of lymph. The facial muscles return to normal tone, vitamins enter the skin with new blood flow, and the flow of stagnant lymph removes excess fat from the chin. Thanks to these movements, the regeneration of the skin is accelerated, which helps reduce its sagging. By restoring normal muscle tone for the body, the oval of the face is tightened, wrinkles and a double chin disappear naturally.
Vacuum massage
Vacuum massage helps to remove a double chin. Muscle stimulation is carried out with a special device or vacuum jars with oil applied to the skin.
After vacuum massage:
- Peripheral circulation of blood, lymph, and interstitial fluid improves.
- Congestion is eliminated, metabolism and skin respiration are enhanced in areas exposed to vacuum.
- The skin becomes more elastic and healthy, its resistance to external influences increases.
- The contractile function of muscles improves, their tone and elasticity increase, and tension is removed.
- Toxins and other harmful substances are removed from the body.
- The mobility of the joints and spine increases.
- The breakdown of adipose tissue accelerates, cellulite deposits disappear.
- The blood vessels of internal organs are strengthened, the immune system is strengthened.
If the above methods for getting rid of a double chin on your own do not help, then you can involve specialists.
Surgical, injection methods
Salon procedures should quickly get rid of the defect, but the sessions cost a lot. It will cost even more to remove a double chin surgically. In this case, the problem will be solved quickly, but it is not a fact that over time the double chin will not return to its place, since surgeons eliminate the consequences and do not fight the causes of sagging in the lower part of the face.
You can remove a double chin using injections. Like surgery, injections guarantee quick results, but have a number of side effects and do not combat the original sources of the problem.
Disadvantages of surgical and invasive methods:
- allergies to chemicals, after which your face may be disfigured for life;
- long period of rehabilitation;
- painful sensations;
- cost of the procedure.
Therefore, the safest method is natural restoration with the help of facial gymnastics, BMS, lymphatic drainage and facial massage.
Compresses
Compresses can be used to combat the problem area on the chin. The following components are used:
- Apple vinegar;
- herbal collection;
- onion;
- lemon juice;
- sauerkraut.
Brine
Pour cold brine into the water and stir the mixture thoroughly. Soak a cotton cloth in the mixture, wring it out lightly, then apply it to your chin. The duration of the procedure is half an hour. If the compress dries out too soon, re-wet the cloth.
Grass
To prepare a compress from a herbal decoction, you will need the following tools and actions:
- prepare a decoction of oak bark and St. John's wort;
- 2 tbsp. l. pour 0.5 liters of boiling water over the mixture;
- the composition must be simmered over low heat for 10 minutes;
- Divide the resulting volume into 2 parts;
- place one quantity in the refrigerator;
- Heat the second composition when the first part has cooled well;
- perform the procedure using a contrast method;
- apply a hot cloth soaked in herbal decoction to your chin for 1 minute;
- then change it to a product with a cooled composition, keeping it for the same time;
- perform cosmetic procedure for 15 minutes.
Apple vinegar
Apple cider vinegar is an effective remedy to help remove a double chin. The compress is prepared as follows:
- 1 tbsp. l. main component and 1 tsp. combine sea salt;
- mix the substances well;
- soak the fabric in the liquid;
- twist the napkin into a rope;
- perform an action such as “beating” the chin with the resulting tourniquet;
- Perform the procedure until fatigue sets in.
Reviews
“I tried the Nazarov Apparatus. Super impressions! It doesn’t hurt, there is no discomfort during the procedures. After the third session I noticed a noticeable result, and after six - the effect was amazing! I’ve been happy with the result for over a year now, so I recommend it to everyone.” Galina, 45 years old
“Girls, you just don’t need to be lazy about taking care of yourself. I tried facial gymnastics and massage on my own appearance. I did the exercises every day. I somehow didn’t really notice the result until I met my classmate. We didn’t see each other for six months, after which she told me that I had become noticeably younger. She says: “Did you go for a lift?” To all my denials I just shook my head, like, well, well. And her words are like balm for my soul. Therefore, train your willpower and perseverance, girls.” Evgeniya, 37 years old
Is it possible to achieve the effect at home?
It is impossible to eliminate a defect without finding out the cause of its occurrence.
- Obesity is no more decorative for a person, just like the “swing” of losing weight and gaining weight, when the skin of the face either stretches from fat or sag.
- Of course, the older a person gets, the less elastic his skin is, so you can’t do without auxiliary exercises.
- Perhaps your ancestors already in the third or fourth generation had a double chin, then heredity takes place, but it is not an obstacle to achieving the ideal oval face.
It is difficult to get rid of a double chin if:
- You sleep on a pillow placed vertically, with your chin literally resting on your chest;
- A person constantly slouches when walking or sitting at a computer, at which he spends most of his time;
- Your diet is unbalanced and you are a supporter of unhealthy foods.
Having eliminated these three shortcomings, you will soon notice how much the condition of your chin has changed.
Diet and nutrition
If your goal is healthy eating, you need to give up these foods and, on the contrary, concentrate on the following:
- PROTEINS (eggs, meat (beef only, no pork), fish, poultry, cottage cheese, milk, kefir).
- COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES (rice, buckwheat, durum pasta, oatmeal, potatoes).
- WATER (regular plain water, not Coca-Cola, Pepsi, etc., and not even mineral water, preferably not carbonated).
- FIBER (cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage, etc. only without mayonnaise dressings, etc.)
In the first half of the day, give preference to carbohydrates, and in the second half, after 15.00 or 16.00, eat mainly proteins. This is done taking into account the fact that during the day the body requires energy (and carbohydrates are energy), and in the evening the need for energy is less (there is no physical activity), therefore building material is required (and building materials for our body are proteins). That's all.
Eat less carbohydrates (carbohydrates, as you may know, are the main source of energy), and as I said earlier, eat carbohydrates mainly in the first half of the day before 16.00, and then proteins. And don’t forget that carbohydrates are: complex (they are long-lasting: rice, buckwheat, pasta, oatmeal) and simple (cakes, cookies, ice cream, sweet juices, etc.). your goal is to EXCLUDE SIMPLE CARBOHYDRATES and consume ONLY COMPLEX CARBOHYDRATES.
Also eat a lot of FIBER (this is dietary fiber) which slows down the absorption of food. They have a very good effect on visceral fat, i.e. cleanse the body of it. Therefore, eat vegetables and fruits in any quantities (as much as possible), but an important rule is NO DRESSINGS (such as mayonnaise, etc.).
Cosmetic procedures
Each of the procedures mentioned above has its own functional focus. Thus, gymnastics and massage effectively strengthen muscles, correcting external defects. Masks enrich the skin with beneficial substances and stimulate the production of elastin and collagen.
Complex regular use of all methods allows you to tighten the skin and even out the contour of the face
As evidenced by expert reviews, it is possible to remove a double chin in a short period of time without consequences at home. To achieve lasting positive results, it is important to start acting from a young age. This will become an effective barrier to the re-formation of an extra chin.
A competent combination of various methods after consultation with doctors and cosmetologists will allow you to choose the most appropriate complex for preventing or getting rid of this phenomenon.
Massage and self-massage
To increase the effectiveness of gymnastic exercises for the neck and facial muscles, you should combine them with self-massage. This will help activate metabolic processes inside cells and tissues, as well as improve blood circulation. As a result, fat deposits in the problem area will soften and gradually dissolve. Massage will speed up the achievement of the desired result, which will be noticeable within two weeks.
Self-massage from the double chin is most effective in the morning or evening. It begins with applying a special massage cream that matches your skin type. Then the skin needs to be prepared.
To do this, use light, gentle movements to stroke your chin with your fingers in the direction of your ears. When the skin warms up, the tempo can be increased and gradually move on to tapping with your fingertips. You can quickly tap your chin with the back of your hand, alternating your hands. Then move on to pinching. Pinches are made with the index finger and thumb, while the skin is not pulled out, but pressed. After this, intense rubbing of the skin is performed using circular movements of the hands. The massage is completed with light strokes, gradually reducing the force of impact.
In total, the entire massage procedure lasts about ten minutes.
