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

Let's talk about face yoga. You guys have heard about face yoga. Is this anti-aging magic or is it a

complete fraud? What do you need to know about face yoga? You may have crow's feet, laugh lines, forehead wrinkles.

Do you think you can resolve any of these by performing face yoga? People claim that face yoga

creates a moment of self-care where the improved blood flow and circulation creates a glow for the face

and reduces stress and tension in your face.

I think that is legitimate. That is definitely true. That muscle relaxation can improve the overall

myomodulation of the face. But is this a real way to legitimately give long-term benefits and

improvements? The concept behind face yoga is that you can actually achieve some skin lifting

results without resorting to surgery, injections, or costly skin care. And the term yoga is just kind of used in a catchy way to describe

these facial exercises that involve moving the face muscles into specific stretching positions.

Kind of similar to how yoga works for your body. And these exercises aim to lift sagging and drooping

areas, ultimately reducing visible signs of aging and making your face look younger.

In essence, it's offering you a natural approach that's free to rejuvenate your face, potentially reducing the appearance of aging.

And how did face yoga become a trend?

I think many of us hold facial muscle tension in our musculature of the face,

whether it's due to involuntary stress, jaw clenching, straining or facial expressions,

prolonged screen time, concentration on your work, on the computer.

These daily activities create patterns in how you use your facial muscles.

Also, the way we sleep creates a pattern in how we smush the face and how over time the density of the bone,

the fat positioning, the fat pads, the muscles can stretch,

the ligaments can stretch.

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