1. It’s unlikely jowls will go away without surgery
Many cosmetic problems can be improved through some simply healthy living. Unfortunately, sagging jowls aren’t one of them. If you are significantly overweight than shedding the pounds can help, but beyond that, there’s not a whole lot you can do. This is because the skin and underlying tissue has fallen… it won’t just lift itself back up on its own. This is why jowl surgery is so far the only effective way to correct it.

2. Topical products will have little to no effect on your current jowls
The skin care industry is huge and they want you to buy their products. Make no mistake about it, using the right skin regimen is important; it may help slow down the formation of jowls. However, once you already have them, it’s extremely unlikely that any topical cream is going to reverse them. Like we said, the skin won’t magically lift itself back up, only sagging jowl surgery will do that.

3. It’s unlikely you’re at fault for getting jowls in the first place
There are definitely things we do in our lives that can contribute to jowls, wrinkles, etc (such as bad skincare, unhealthy living, etc.). But a big factor is hereditary. That’s why some health nuts still get them early on, while some others can get away with reckless lives and still avoid them for years.

4. Sagging jowls are one of the most important age signs to address
When it comes to our appearances, all to often people lose site of what’s most important. This is why some women end up looking like a plastic surgery nightmare – they don’t have their priorities straight. With cosmetic surgery, less is more. If you want a natural appearance for your age, sagging jowl surgery is a very natural way to look years younger, yet without looking different. It simply makes you look refresh; like you lost weight and are taking better care of yourself.

5. Sagging jowl surgery is easier than ever
Just a decade or two ago, face lift surgery was a crapshoot; it may turn out good, it may not. Either way, the downtime and costs were outrageous. However, now we are experiencing the future of medicine. There are new, advanced non surgical face lifts – like the feather face lift and threading face lift – which are minimally invasive and low cost, yet still extremely effective.

But for most of us, this problem just bothers us because we don’t look like what we did in the past. So what’s the treatment for sagging jowls? Let’s take a look at the options…

Feather Face Lift: The great part about this is that it is an in-office procedure that can reportedly be done in as little as thirty minutes. It involves the use of ultra thin micro threads that that are discreetly placed under the surface of the skin in strategic areas – like the hair line and behind the ears – to lift saggy skin.

Facial Toning Exercises: This is probably not a solution for extreme cases, but some have reported improvement with facial exercises to tighten up the area. It’s definitely an inexpensive treatment for sagging jowls since they don’t cost much. Being that there are dozens of different muscles on our head and neck, this seems logical to conclude that tightening them would help, just like we do with our bodies when something is sagging.

Chin Liposuction: In terms of intensity, this is probably in-between the two methods mentioned above. Basically it involves sucking out the excess fat in this area. Like any treatment, everyone is going to have different results, but some people have had desired results with liposuction under chin for improving sagging jowls. The cost is usually relatively reasonable, too.

Face and Neck Lift: As the name implies, this involves lifting both the face and neck at the same time. This offers a number of benefits – it saves money you by getting both done at once and it is probably the most effective way to solve the problem. The great part is it is completely customizable too – for example, instead of doing the full face, you can just do a mid face lift and neck lift.

Which method is right for you? The only way to know is to speak with a qualified doctor. I do not have a medical background so I’m not in a position to give advice.

Just like most muscles, it’s best to keep them in shape regularly, rather than waiting until they become a problem to do something about them. It is said that there are approximately 33 different facial muscles alone! Let’s take a look at how many are on each part of the face:

Mouth: 12
Chewing: 8
Eyes: 6
Nose: 4
Eyelids/brows: 3

That’s a lot of different parts you need to keep working in tip top shape! With so many different ones, you can guess why they’re so important as an internal support structure to hold things together on our face. This is why so many people are turning to exercises for sagging jowls.

Primary Muscles Affecting Sagging Jowls
First of all I would like to say I’m not doctor, so please don’t interpret anything I say as advice. However, as a hobby over the years, I have studied these parts extensively. This was not only due to aging, but also a terrible accident I was in which required reconstruction of one side of my face. So I do have a lot of experience dealing with these body parts to say the least!

Here’s a few of the main culprits I suspect when it comes to this pesky problem:

Plytisma: This is a thin layer of muscle at the front of the neck, right around where your chin and neck intersect.

Sternomastoid: This is a very big one that runs from behind your ear all the way down to the bottom of your neck. This is definitely a key support structure.

Masseter: When you “flex” your jaw, this is what you see. This one is not only important for chewing, but also supporting and holding up the tissue in this area. On some people, typically those of Asian descent, these can be especially big. This is definitely not a bad thing but for some it causes pain and problems in the area when eating. Interesting enough though, many from this ethnicity are known for their beautiful aging process; not developing wrinkles and sagging jowls. Could this be because they’re more likely to have a masseter which is in excellent shape that helps hold the jowls up?

Using a Face Exerciser
So you can see why it makes sense to keep this area in prime shape. Many people are starting to realize that sagging jowls exercises may help. It’s not a fix for everyone but many do experience an improvement. There are many thing you can do without using a facial exerciser device, but I recommend you at least consider it. They don’t cost much at all (around $20) and make the process very easy.