Lift your eyebrows as high as possible and hold for five seconds. Smooch your lips backward to cover your teeth and attempt a smile. Tilt your head upward and stick your tongue out as far as you can.
These are only a sliver of the facial and neck exercises that are said to tone the muscles and revert aging. Guidance on how to strike odd countenances in the name of beauty streams from renowned lifestyle and health publications, yogis’ blogs and mommy chat boards alike.
Facial and neck “workouts” are trendy. And counterproductive.
In another episode of Plastic Chat, renowned board-certified facial plastic surgeon Dr. Carlos Wolf expounds on the negative effects facial and neck exercises can prompt.
Dr. Carlos Wolf is double board certified in Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery as well as in Otolaryngology. With numerous professional accolades and media spotlights, he is one of the greats among the greatest facial plastic surgeons in the United States.
View his Haute Beauty profile and contact him here.
Video courtesy of Dr. Carlos Wolf
