Well, hello, hello, guys, you're listening to Beauty Bites with Dr. K., Secrets of a Plastic Surgeon and it's time for a five minute Friday.

Today we're going to learn all about facial taping. I know you guys are seeing this. This is an

internet phenomenon. Everyone is using facial taping to stretch and tighten their skin and prevent

wrinkles, so to speak. But does facial taping really reduce wrinkles

and fine lines? Maybe you haven't heard of this trend, but facial taping involves using

medical grade facial tape, applying it to areas of your face, and giving people the thought

that it will reduce their wrinkles and the fine lines.

The idea is that repeatedly wearing your tapes overnight will limit muscle movement and prevent

wrinkle formation. And some dermatologists have argued that facial taping can cause more harm

than good and you guys may be being deceived. We've all seen frownies, those things,

the tapes that actresses and actors put on. We've also seen tapes that pull up the pre-orricular

skin in front of the ear, the skin behind the ear to tighten the neck. And I have lots of

actor clients that use those facial tapes but those are used temporarily

and they're placed in order to look good during a scene and they're concealed while people are

wearing them and then they take them right off people also use facial taping at night to for example

tape their areas where they repeatedly frown. Some people actually frown in

their sleep. Did you know that? And that, of course, will prevent repetitive movement. It may help

with sleep lines if you lay an area flat, like in your decalete, but overall, facial taping will

cause more harm than good, and there are so many reasons.

Number one, repeatedly using tape on your face can damage your skin barrier and even tear

the skin and cause trauma to the underlying skin, and often that gives you pigmentation and

scarring.

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