When you look at your face in the mirror, you deserve to feel confident in what you see. However, it’s not uncommon for women to feel at odds with parts of their face. While self-acceptance can go a long way, there’s a lot that can be done to adjust your face shape to help you better match your idea of what you should see, as well. Here, we’re going to look at five ways you can achieve the face shape transformation you want.
Face Yoga For Natural Lifting
First of all, you should think about taking a hands-on approach with your face. Face yoga is a series of exercises, as well as massages that are designed to help you better work the facial muscles in the face. They can release tension and improve the blood flow to clear areas of the face, which can do a variety of things, such as improving collagen stimulation and helping to target the signs of aging that can first start appearing in places like the eyes, forehead, and cheeks. It’s one of the most popular methods for naturally de-aging the face at the moment.
Botox For Smoothness
One of the most popular non-invasive aesthetic treatments targeting the face, botox is an injectible that is used to effectively freeze the muscles connected to some of the more movement-heavy areas of the face. As a result, the skin that tends to move the most is given the chance to rest and regenerate. This can reduce the appearance of the lines that are often called the “lines of activity” such as crow’s feet and smile lines. The skin in those areas can become smoother, and more balanced, and can help you maintain a more alert and energetic look in general. It’s important to be aware of the difference between dermal fillers and botox, of course, as they work for different purposes.
Dermal Fillers For Contouring
While botox targets what are called the “lines of activity,” dermal fillers are more suited to what we call the “lines of rest.” These are the parts of the skin that tend to sag and fall over time, due to the loss of elasticity in the skin that occurs with age, as well as the effects of gravity. Dermal fillers, as the name implies, fill the space beneath the skin where volume has been lost, and can even add some degree of additional volume that was never there. Aside from rejuvenating your face, you can also adjust its contours, enhancing your cheekbones, defining your jawline, and plumping your lips, for example.
Cosmetic Options For Lasting Results
The techniques above all help, but how long that help lasts for may be relatively limited, requiring you to “top up” with them time and time again. While cosmetic procedures may be more involved, their results also last much longer, and their effects can be a lot more dramatic. For instance, one of the most popular treatments, a rhinoplasty, can help you genuinely alter the shape of your nose, helping you bring it into harmony with your other facial features. Chin augmentation is also getting more popular as a way to enhance your jaw’s definition, or to correct a recessed chin. These changes are permanent and perhaps the most effective way to truly alter your face shape.
Microneedling For Firmer Skin
One of the most important ingredients in maintaining the firmness, youthfulness, and smoothness of your skin is collagen. This is the naturally occurring substance that repairs your skin and gives it the touch of plumpness that keeps you looking young. Over time, as collagen stores drop, your skin can begin to droop, which can subtly alter your face shape. Microneedling is a procedure that naturally stimulates collagen production, preventing them from happening for longer.
Skincare For Maintenance
While it might not muster as great a transformation as the tips above, if you want to better maintain the definition of your facial shape, then a good skincare routine is going to be a major part of that. Nowadays, options like collagen-boosting serums can help you improve the tone and texture of your skin, while regular exfoliation can help you stave off the interruptions in your complexion. It’s not just the shape itself, but the condition of the skin that can define how you see your face.
With the tips above, you can change what you see in the mirror and, hopefully, see what you consider to be the true you. Confidence goes a lot further than your face alone, but being proud of what you present to the world can certainly help a lot.
