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palmtreeblonde
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Joined: 01 Aug 2010
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Sun Aug 01, 2010 10:50 pm  |
Hi there! I'm new here, and I had a couple of questions.
1.) I have a problem with asymmetry in my face - it looks especially bad in photographs. I was wondering if facial exercises, such as Facercise or Face Flex would help to make my face look more symmetrical, even and photogenic? Is there anything else that I could do to make my face look more symmetrical?
2.) I was wondering if there is anything outside of surgery that I could do to help diminish, or get rid of, the bump on my nose? Is there anything that I can do to make my nose look smaller, shorter and more up-turned?
Thank you guys so much in advanced, I really appreciate it! |
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Mon Aug 02, 2010 5:47 am |
Hello ptb -
Sean from FlexEffect helped his facial symmetry cause by an accident by doing facial exercise. He is a trainer there and if you get the program you can log into their site and discuss with him personally. This might be very helpful for you.
Carole Maggio's facercise has a nose shortener/thinning exercise which you can find free on youtube! It won't get rid of bumps - only surgery can do that for you.
Best - Sweets! |
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Wed Aug 04, 2010 1:19 pm |
Hi Palmtreeblonde!
Welcome to the forum!
(1) Yes, facial exercises can often correct or reduce facial asymmetries. I had a slightly wonky smile--more endearing and quirky than truly problematic--which is now gone after doing facial exercises; the smile muscles on my left side were stronger than those on my right side, but facial exercises corrected the problem. Ultimately, it depends on factors such as the area of your face concerned, where the asymmetry lies (whether in muscle, connective tissue, bone), and how severe it is. Just curious, where are the areas that concern you? As Sister Sweets mentioned, FlexEffect has a great forum, and they can answer your question in more detail than we can. Other facial exercise experts--Carole Maggio, Carolyn Cleeves, Louise Annette--could also give you great advice.
(2) If the bump is in the bony part of your nose, only surgery will lessen it. Another newer alternative I've heard of is injecting some sort of filler above and below the bump to make it look less prominent, and on some people, that does indeed look good--so that's another option. If the bump is in cartilage (the end of the nose), you *might* be able to reduce it via vigorous massage and trying to mold your cartilage yourself, but please be very careful and proceed slowly if you attempt this. Also, I totally agree with Sister Sweets, that I LOVE LOVE LOVE Carole Maggio's nose shortener exercise from Facercise, and have been using it for years. My sister and I both have fast growing nose cartilage, and this has helped keep my nose in check...she opted for plastic surgery instead, which in her case gave her a so-so result. Also, a few of us are trying this nose up clip, that supposed to shape nose cartilage...
http://www.amazon.com/Nose-Lifting-Shaping-Beauty-Clip/dp/B001OKB4OQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1280952834&sr=8-1-fkmr1
Now sure whether the verdict is in yet on this device, but it is cheap.
Lastly, there are a couple other exercises associated with the nose. For example, if you are lacking fullness in the muscle that flanks the nose (caput angulare) that can make the nose look larger, so building that muscle for some people helps reduce how large the nose looks.
HTH  |
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