The Facefitness methodology (other names - face yoga or gymnastics for facial muscles) are actively promoted as a means of preventing, slowing down and even treatment of age -related changes in the face and neck. We decided to check that she has scientific evidence of effectiveness.
Glossy Media and Blogs regularly Publishing Collections of stories about Stars, which They prefer Botox and Facefitnes plastic. Among them are Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Eniston, Meghan Markle, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Vera Brezhnev and Victoria Bonya. Some publications about facefitness They promise The following changes: “Cells [leather] begin to renew faster, the muscle frame of the face is strengthened, and its contours become more cherished, the density, elasticity, elasticity of the skin increase, the relief of the face is aligned.” Other Focus On getting rid of the second chin, nasolabial folds, “Brylya” and “Goose legs”. Experts sell copyright Trainings For the price of several thousands before dozens thousands of rubles per course.
Age -related changes Determined Near internal and external factors. The first includes genetics, damage to cellular structures with free radicals and hormonal changes in the body. It is extremely difficult to delay or soften their influence. At the same time, it is easier to fight with the effects of external factors - for example, to protect against photographs applied by ultraviolet rays, sunscreen have been developed, and from a negative effect caused by a wrong way of life (smoking, alcohol, an unbalanced diet, a inactive lifestyle) can be protected by adjusting it.
The sequence and severity of the aging process is unique to each person and depend on both the interaction of external and internal factors, and on the counteraction of a person to these factors. At the same time, within the framework of this unique process, all changes occur Due to a series of transformations in the structure of the skin and underlying tissues. Reducing production and acceleration of the destruction of collagen and elastin, as well as hyaluronic acid lead to a change in appearance. Under the influence of gravity and due to the weakening of the muscles, ptosis occurs-sagging certain parts (eyelids, cheeks, neck). Due to the decrease in the amount of subcutaneous fat, wrinkles appear on the skin (folds in the zone of excessive activity of the facial muscles), and due to a decrease in bone tissue, emptiness occurs in the cheeks and on the border of the jaw, especially under the ear. The skin of the skin becomes less even, capillaries appear, hyperpigmentation spots may appear. Facial features in the areas of bone protrusions are sharpened, and adipose tissue is redistributed to the lower part of the face.
Exercises directly work with muscles and fat, and can also indirectly affect the skin - through improving blood circulation in it and creating an “additional volume” from the already mentioned muscles.
Muscular frame of the face consists of Of the approximately 20-30 pairs of small muscles. Difference The calculations depend, firstly, on individual characteristics (for example, the presence of a developed ear muscles Allows People move their ears, if there are no parts of these muscles, the ears are likely to be motionless), and secondly, it is customary to divide the larger muscle into two separate muscle). The facial muscles are divided by their functions into two large groups: the first is responsible for chewing food, the second provides various facial expressions. In addition, individual muscles perform a number of functions: they are responsible for the movements of the eyelids, protecting the eyes, hold food and food inside the mouth and prevent saliva, provide the possibility of conversation, singing or whistling. Almost all facial muscles are very Small In size, some are hardly comparable to the tip of the little finger.
With physical exercises, the muscle mass increases, but this works only with large muscles - for example, you can pump a large gluteal muscle or biceps (biceps). With such tiny muscles as facial, this method will not work for the most part. Firstly, the exercises included in the instructions for facephitiuses cannot be loaded to the right extent, and secondly, the facial muscles themselves are not capable of hypertrophy (increase in volume) as it happens with the same biceps, Explains Associate Professor of the Department of Clinical Anatomy of the Clinic, Mayo Sebastian Kotofan. Probably the only muscles that can be increased in this way is a couple of temporal and chewing. Visually, this will help the lower jaw look more square. At the same time, this effect is unlikely to rejuvenate the face, in addition, such training can aggravate problems with the temporomandibular joint. Plastic surgeon Alan Matarasso in an interview Valerie Monroe, the leading column "Ask Val" in the publication O, The Oprah Magazine, expresses The fears that the repeated movements of the tension of these muscles can even contribute to the deepening of wrinkles on the skin. Suzanna Olbricht, Associate Professor of Dermatology of the Harvard Medical School, Agree With their colleagues: in theory, strengthening the muscles of the face could prevent ptosis (gravitational sagging of the face), but in practice it is unlikely to achieve such results due to too small muscles and insufficient load that these exercises create. If there is any effect, it summarizes, it will turn out to be too insignificant compared, for example, with the one that dermal fillers provide. At a minimum because, unlike fillers, which most often contain hyaluronic acid in their composition - an important component for the youth of the skin - the exercises cannot force the cells to produce substances necessary for cell regeneration.
Fe.Fites will also not help “increase” fat in those places where it is lost with age. No exercises contribute to the deposition or preservation of adipose tissue. To replace the missing fat deposits with muscles to create the effect of fullness under the skin will also not come out-just because, as mentioned above, the muscles from such exercises will not increase in size.
The only thing the face yoga can be affected to some extent is the appearance of the skin. Of course, facefitnes will not smooth out wrinkles and will not remove excess pigmentation, but can contribute The influx of blood to the skin and remove dullness a little (however, like any other aerobic training - for example, walking or running, swimming, skiing or skates, tennis or dancing). Massage therapist Vicki Bodner in an explanation regarding facefitness for Cleveland clinic tells Another potential positive effect of such a practice: “Each time there is a blood flow in the face, the capillaries begin to work more intense, this can contribute to muscle relaxation and remove excess accumulated fluid.” Therefore, such exercises can help better for those who have a great swelling of the face. Suzanne Olbricht sees Another face yoga bonus: stretching and moving exercises can be used to reduce the severity of fresh scars and scars. In the fight against old skin changes, such a technique is unlikely to be effective.
In addition to the opinions of specialists, there is only one study Efficiency of face exercises. In 2018, it was held by a team of scientists from the USA and Thailand. It was attended by 27 women aged 45–60 years. At first, they all visited two one and a half hour training with a certified facyfitness instructor, and then for eight weeks had to perform a half -hour course of exercises at home. Of the 27 volunteers, 11 could not adhere to the training schedule for personal reasons and therefore did not participate in the final assessment. This assessment was carried out as follows: two doctors who did not engage in this study evaluated the age and a number of women's appearance parameters. This assessment was translated into visual age - that is, how many years a woman looked. Those who went through the entire eight -day course “dropped” 2.7 years.
However, the study has a number of significant disadvantages that scientists themselves pronounce. Firstly, all participants were motivated women fighting signs of aging, but even their significant part (11 out of 27) could not withstand the necessary pace of classes. Secondly, scientists did not declare the homogeneity of the group-it is not known how many participants resorted to cosmetic or surgical rejuvenation procedures before or even during an eighteous course. In addition, there is no data, whether these women changed their daily skin care during the experiment and what, in principle, was included in it. The third problem of research is that there was no control group in it, which would help to conclude about the effectiveness of exercises more reliable. For example, to study the effect of acupuncture, experimenters in the control group Influenced Not at special points, but simply for an accidental place. By analogy, the control group could get the task to strain and relax the muscles of the face in a different sequence, multiplicity and duration than the group of intervention. Finally, the participants have already entered a certain period of life, when age -related changes have already manifested itself, and therefore it is unlikely that the study could give an answer whether such a practice will work to prevent them.
Specialists converge in opinionthat most likely Facefitnes - an ineffective way of preventing or combating age -related skin changes. It will not help increase the muscle mass in such a way as to fight the sagging of the skin, will not fill the fat deposits lost with age and will not smooth the wrinkles. Like any other aerobic load, a fitness for the face can increase the blood flow, which is probably helping to fight the dullness of the skin and edema. Although the last can To be symptoms of a number of formidable diseases, and it probably makes sense to first exclude these pathologies, and then with the help of face exercises to improve your appearance.
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