Eliminate lines in one minute in the morning and evening

The key is to eliminate the "facial muscle tension"! In this issue, we will introduce you to a one-minute superb face-firming treatment in the morning and evening.

When you are under daily stress, you unconsciously clench your teeth, and your neck, shoulders, chest, and back become tense. The director of Tsukimi Dental Clinic, who treats periodontal disease and jaw joint disorders, says, "It is this muscle tension that accelerates the formation of lines and facial laxity." Most of this muscle tension is caused by the contraction of the "flexors" in the front and the stretching of the "extensors" in the back. And the tension can easily cause muscle "atrophy" at the same time. The intercellular fluid between the cells that make up the muscle is filled with interstitial fluid.

Starting from the jaw

Tension in the frontal muscles

This leads to the appearance of lines and sagging

Modern people tend to tense the muscles behind the body when supporting the head or arms. As a result, in addition to the contraction of the occlusal muscles, a series of flexor muscles, such as the wide neck muscles, the large pectoral muscles, and the wide back muscles that support the arms, which allow the joints to flex, become stiff and contract. And the monk's cap muscle, which is a traction muscle, is stretched because it is slightly weaker than the flexors.

"However, once the muscle is stiff and tense, it is like a tightened towel, and the interstitial fluid (interstitial lymphatic fluid) cannot be drawn in, thus causing the interstitial fluid to remain trapped between the blood vessels or lymphatic vessels and the muscle, which is referred to as the intertissued." President Sato explained. The atrophied muscle causes wrinkles in the skin covering it, and the edema caused by the retained interstitial fluid gradually turns into skin laxity.

When muscles are stiff and tense, they cannot draw in interstitial fluid, and it is harder for oxygen and other nutrients to reach the muscles. In turn, the interstitial lymphatic fluid stagnating between the skin and muscles becomes the cause of skin laxity. If the muscles are relaxed, they will expand and the laxity will disappear.

At the same time, the tension caused by the clenching of the muscles that move the jaw, such as the bite muscle, causes tension in the expression muscle that covers it, making the lines and laxity more obvious. In order to solve this phenomenon, it is necessary to relax and "expand" the muscles. To address this phenomenon, Dr. Sato proposes "muscle relaxation treatment," which involves relaxing stiff muscles with various hand massages while lying down in a relaxed position, and re-circulating interstitial fluid.

President Sato says, "It is effective in eliminating edema immediately and can revitalize muscle cells, etc. if you continue."

It only takes a minute to get into the habit of doing it in the morning and before going to bed, so let's work together toward smooth and taut skin.

Muscle relaxation treatment

Reasons why it works

You can stay relaxed by lying down

Since you don't need to support your head and neck when you are lying down, it is easier to keep your muscles, which are usually under tension, relaxed.

Stimulate muscles by shaking your hands slightly

By moving your hands, you can relax the muscles connected to your jaw, neck, shoulders, chest, and arms by linking them together.

Placing your hand on the muscle you want to relax

For a clearer target, you can gently place your hand on the muscles you want to relax, which will send a signal to your brain that you want to relax.

When performing "muscle relaxation care" by stimulating the muscles, the most important thing is to "relax without applying force". As long as force is applied, the muscles will not relax. If you don't understand the feeling of not applying force, try holding your wrist and releasing it violently.

But it is difficult to use your strength to shake the muscles that are completely relaxed. In this case, you should use "muscle relaxation care" to relax your cheeks, neck, shoulders, and other muscles by moving your fingers and wrists. This is a method of linking the muscles of the chest, shoulders, neck, and jaw by moving the fingers and wrists through the muscles, bones, tendons, and skin above the elbow. If you place one hand on your cheek and move the other wrist, you can feel the muscles connected to your cheek moving slightly.

Muscle relaxation treatment". This will help to relieve the muscles that stretch downward on the face, such as the bite muscle so that the lines will become lighter. It also relieves the monk's cap muscle and eliminates neck and shoulder pain.

Put your hand on your chin

Breathe 2 times

While lying flat, raise one hand to 90 degrees to the armpit and elbow, and take two deep breaths with the other hand on the chin bite. Take deep breaths following the sensation of the lungs expanding and retracting back and forth.

Hold! Loosen! Shake!

Place one hand on the chin without moving it, and gently hold it with the other bent hand and then gently open it "Grip! Loose!" Do this 3 times in a row, then turn your wrist from side to side and "shake", 4 times in a row. Note that the hand movements to gentle and do not force.

Put your hands on the wide neck muscles and sternocleidomastoid muscles of the neck, as with the chin, and take two deep breaths, "Grip! Loose!" Three times, "shake" 4 times.

Hand position

Place your hand across the large pectoralis muscle, take two deep breaths, "Grip! Loose!" three times, and "shake" four times.

Place the hand under the armpit at the broad back muscle, take two deep breaths, "Grip! Loose!" three times and "shake" four times. Finally, switch the position of the hands from the "chin" to the "neck" and do the same.