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Thu Jul 16, 2015 5:54 pm  |
Personally my smile is crooked which i think may be caused by uneven lip or around the mouth muscles, can anyone recommend an exercise for improving, and evening out these muscles ?
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Fri Jul 17, 2015 3:57 am |
I have seen quite a few of your posts and you give very little information away about yourself but I suspect that you are young and being over critical of yourself. You have written about your eyes, jawline, ears and now crooked smile. Rarely do the things we see get noticed by others. So I want to encourage you to loosen up about your looks a little. Looks seriously aren’t everything. Yes they count a lot in the media – but you are a living being and so shouldn’t let how you look define and determine the rest of your life.
| essentialdayspabro wrote: |
Personally my smile is crooked which i think may be caused by uneven lip or around the mouth muscles, can anyone recommend an exercise for improving, and evening out these muscles ?
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Fri Jul 17, 2015 11:54 pm |
You could try the pencil method for retraining your muscles. It's on youtube. I can't post the link here.
Also, I have a similar problem so instead of curling up upper lip when I smile, I try to show more bottom teeth when I smile.
Hope that heps. |
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Sun Jul 26, 2015 9:43 am |
Hi,
I think that risorius muscle is the one responsible for my slightly crooked smile. I think it can be caused by several other muscles also...
For the risorius, I came up with the following exercise because I didn't find anything efficient for that in the program that I am using.
Basically, I smile from ear to ear (horizontal smile because it engages that muscle), then I put the heels of my hands on my cheeks near the end of my lips and try to pout. I do that slowly, 5-6 repetitions for both sides at the same time. Then, I just put the heel on the side where smile is not as high and do another 5-6 times. That lifts up only that side of mouth, I don't know if I'm explaining it well. I've been doing it daily with my standard facial exercise regimen, and produced visible results for me within a month.
I am not really a facial exercise instructor, this works for me, might not be helpful for others...
Good luck! And definitely, we are our own worst critics and see millions of flaws that nobody else notices! Having a crooked smile can be a part of unique charm too, think of Elvis! |
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Sun Jul 26, 2015 10:54 am |
Worth mentioning but it came up some time ago that not everyone has a risorius muscle. Cant recall where I read that but know it was on a few blogs at the time. So it may not be the case for everyone!
| maggie_p wrote: |
Hi,
I think that risorius muscle is the one responsible for my slightly crooked smile. I think it can be caused by several other muscles also...
For the risorius, I came up with the following exercise because I didn't find anything efficient for that in the program that I am using.
Basically, I smile from ear to ear (horizontal smile because it engages that muscle), then I put the heels of my hands on my cheeks near the end of my lips and try to pout. I do that slowly, 5-6 repetitions for both sides at the same time. Then, I just put the heel on the side where smile is not as high and do another 5-6 times. That lifts up only that side of mouth, I don't know if I'm explaining it well. I've been doing it daily with my standard facial exercise regimen, and produced visible results for me within a month.
I am not really a facial exercise instructor, this works for me, might not be helpful for others...
Good luck! And definitely, we are our own worst critics and see millions of flaws that nobody else notices! Having a crooked smile can be a part of unique charm too, think of Elvis! |
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Mon Jul 27, 2015 12:00 am |
| Thanks Maggie... I'm not the op, but I think I will try that for my own crooked smile. |
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Wed Aug 12, 2015 1:14 pm |
| With any problem area its helpful to first identify the causes. You say this is a crooked smile because of your lips, well that may be true but its important first to start observing if you are engaging them in one place particularly or using them very often through your day. Often this is the case with habits - we don't realise how often we do them. Exercises can help to recreate balance but first step is to become aware of possible causes and then seek to address those. |
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Thu Aug 13, 2015 8:49 pm |
| I've always have had a crooked smile but then got Invisalign and now that I am half way through, my smile isn't as crooked anymore. So maybe it could be a dental issue like mine. My teeth were in desperate need of straightening though. |
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