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Nasolabial folds give us a lot of grief. Correction with the help of surgery, they lend themselves poorly (only with a general lift of the middle third of the face). Usually they are offered to correct them with the help of injections: filling the folds with fillers, the nasolabial folds, as it were, “push out” from the inside.
This method brings a quick and noticeable result, but after six months or a year, just as quickly and noticeably, the nasolabial folds “fall through” again and become even deeper (after all, the filler “pulled apart” the tissues and formed a void that is no longer supported by anything). Therefore, do not rush to resort to filling injections!
Let's try to reduce the depth of the nasolabial folds on our own. And only if you are not satisfied with the result, you can try more dangerous and unpredictable methods.
Causes of nasolabial folds.
Usually, the appearance of nasolabial folds is blamed on a decrease in skin elasticity. However, this reason is not the most important. The skin loses elasticity and firmness after 40 years, and nasolabial folds sometimes appear from youth.
Surprising as it may seem, but one of the main reasons is a violation of posture . Stooping causes hypertonicity of the pectoral muscles, and tense muscles pull down the muscles of the neck and cheeks, creating nasolabial folds . Conclusion? We are working on posture, the exercises "String" and "Ballet" will help you.
Sometimes the posture is all right, but there are nasolabial folds. Perhaps you have such a case? Then, most likely, the muscles are to blame. Look carefully at the picture and study which muscles are responsible for the appearance of nasolabial folds.
Most often, due to facial habits, hypertonicity is: the muscle that lifts the upper lip and wing of the nose, the muscle that lifts the upper lip, and the muscle that raises the corner of the mouth (together they make up the square muscle of the upper lip). These muscles are "responsible" for the beginning of the nasolabial folds. Then a dense “roller” is visible between the lower eyelid and the upper lip.
Spasmodic, shortened zygomatic muscles support the middle part of the nasolabial fold. The muscle pulled down, lowering the corner of the mouth, creates the lower part of the nasolabial folds.
If the muscles are in hypertonicity, then they need to be smoothed and straightened. To do this, there are several massage techniques and exercises that I will talk about.
Sometimes it happens that the muscles of the face are hypotonic, that is, sluggish, without volume. Then the nasolabial folds look sluggish, softly hanging down with a skin fold. In this case, you also need to tone the muscles, restore their fullness, energy and volume.
It is also possible that nasolabial folds are the result of an incorrect position of the bones of the skull - here, of course, a good osteopath will help, but this is a delicate matter, and I have nothing to do with it. Let's do what we can really fix!
Exercise "Eraser"
This exercise is suitable for any type of nasolabial folds - both with hypertonicity and hypotonicity. It is one of the safest because it is non-contact and uses a lot of brain-muscle communication and visualization.
But do not be fooled by its seeming simplicity: it is very effective and, if performed correctly (attentively and concentrated), erases nasolabial folds, like an eraser - lines from paper.
The exercise involves: the circular muscle of the mouth; large and small zygomatic; muscle that raises the upper lip; the muscle that raises the corner of the mouth, the muscle that lowers the corner of the mouth, the circular muscle of the mouth.
Starting position: sitting or standing, the spine is straightened, the muscles of the cranial vault are stretched back and up. Open your mouth, making the letter "O" with your lips. Press your lips to your teeth tightly, but without wrinkles:
Performance:
1. Rub your palms until a persistent feeling of warmth appears.
2. Keeping the position of the mouth in the form of "O", begin to slowly move your palms OVER the nasolabial lines, gradually feeling the warmth and tingling in the skin.
3. Once the skin has warmed up (usually about 30 seconds), make 20 quick up and down movements over the skin, achieving a strong warming sensation and tingling along the nasolabial lines.
4. Place your palms on the skin on the sides of your mouth and, gently holding the skin, close your lips.
5. Remove your palms from your face and gently blow through your relaxed lips, as if you were blowing a fluff off them - relieve tension. Do a "finger shower" for the nasolabial area (lightly tap with your fingertips in a chaotic manner)
Important! During the exercise, keep your fingers tightly closed (do not stomp them!). Don't touch the skin, but run your hands over it close enough to feel warm.
Visualization is important in this exercise: imagine hot honey or other substance flowing under your fingers, as if gluing your palms to the skin. Feel how the nasolabial folds straighten, smooth out under the influence of this viscous substance.
Safety precautions: This is a non-contact, therefore practically safe exercise. The main thing is to make sure that wrinkles around the lips do not collect when performing “O”. Do not forget to relax your lips after the exercise, exhaling slowly through them.
Result: very effectively erases nasolabial folds. A nice bonus is the return of plumpness to the lips.
If you have deep nasolabial folds, do the exercise 5 times a week. If you do it for prevention - two to three times a week.