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Neck lift without surgery at home
Last reviewed: 12.03.2022
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No matter how much a woman takes care of her face, the neck will always treacherously give out age. She and the décolleté area need to be given no less attention than the face: moisturize, nourish, strengthen, because there are no sebaceous glands that protect against external influences, too thin subcutaneous fatty tissue, and even significant loads have a detrimental effect on elasticity. To delay the time when all efforts become futile, you need to resort to a non-surgical neck lift.
Neck lift without surgery at home
What steps should be taken to rejuvenate the neck in order to avoid surgery and get the effect of a neck lift? At home, you need to correctly choose the means for daily care and apply them, do exercises that strengthen her muscles, pick up a pillow for sleep on which there would be no skin creases that gradually turn into wrinkles, do hydromassage in the shower of this area, contrast water procedures.
Everyday care should consist of cleansing, toning, moisturizing, nourishing, protecting with cosmetics appropriate for skin type and age.
After 30 years, it is worth starting to use serums with retinol, after 40 years - firming and tightening, after 50 - exfoliating, rich in vitamin E, C, ceramides, liposomes, hyaluronic acid. At any age, it is also necessary to protect the neck from exposure to ultraviolet rays.
Neck lift exercises
Gymnastics for lifting the neck and face does not require gyms, it can be quietly carried out at work, in transport, at home. Just a few varieties of simple exercises, repeated up to 10 times, will bring tangible results. They can be:
- lowering his head to his chest, roll it from one shoulder to another;
- tilt your head back, open your mouth, straining your muscles, try to pull your chin up as much as possible and close your mouth;
- cross your arms over your chest, put your palms on your shoulders. While inhaling, pull the neck up, hold for 10 seconds, lower as you exhale;
- stretch the chin alternately to one or the other shoulder, lingering for some time in this position until returning to its original position;
- lean on the table with your elbows, clasp your hands in the "lock", trying to raise your chin, while resisting with the neck muscles;
- slowly lower your chin to your chest and come back.
Neck lift machine
To lift the neck and oval of the face, special simulators have been developed that allow you to strengthen muscles and prevent the formation of a second chin. Just a few minutes a day of training with him gives an excellent result.
One of these mechanical devices is called Gezatone and consists of two body parts, one of which rests on the chest, the other under the chin and springs between them. By moving the head up and down, the resistance of the spring is overcome. No battery or other power source is required.
The device comes with 3 springs of different density:
- red suggests low load;
- green - medium;
- blue is high.
To strengthen the neck, press the nozzle with a red spring and hold for a while, then release. Do the exercise 10 times and do 2 more sets. Replace the spring with a tighter one, repeat.
Mask for face and neck lifting
A noticeable effect of face and neck lifting gives the use of various masks. Their composition should contain components that activate the production of collagen, energy processes in the subcutaneous layers, which have a moisturizing and nourishing effect.
A pronounced result can be obtained by conducting at least 10 sessions per course, which can be repeated after 3 months, in the interval fortifying and nourishing the skin of the neck as much as possible.
In the cosmetic departments, ready-made masks are sold, which necessarily include hyaluronic acid, antioxidants, and regenerating components. It is best to buy them from the same line as cosmetics for everyday care.
Fabric ones are very convenient: opening the bag, it is so easy to extract the composition impregnated with the composition necessary for relaxation of the face and apply it for 10-15 minutes.
It’s no worse than preparing masks yourself, turning it into a kind of witchcraft ritual, choosing ingredients suitable for your epidermis. A good raw material for them is cosmetic clay. With its help, cells are renewed, tissues are supplied with useful substances, skin firmness and elasticity increase, wrinkles are smoothed out. You can not do without base oils of vegetable origin. Brown algae, plant extracts, egg white, kefir are also effective.
Neck lift creams
Cosmetologists from different countries have created lines designed to care for skin with signs of atony and different ages. When choosing a remedy, you need to pay attention to the fact that the cream has a lifting effect, matches the type of skin, the area of \u200b\u200bits application included the neck, and the number of years coincided with those indicated on the package.
One of the rejuvenating agents that give elasticity, accelerate the processes of skin regeneration, prevent moisture loss, suitable for all skin types, is a series of cosmetics Novosvit. Her Collagen & Hyaluronic Acid 24 Hour Moisturizer deeply hydrates, smoothes wrinkles, provides antioxidant protection, and makes skin glow and radiant.
Hyaluronic gel for washing of the same series will gently cleanse the skin of impurities without causing it to tighten. They can be used in the morning and evening.
AquaBoost hyaluronic night jelly retains and retains moisture during sleep. Having a fine texture, it is well absorbed, relieves tension, restores moisture balance. In the morning, the skin looks rested and refreshed.
AQUA-spray Velvet PION "Vitamins for the face" is intended for daily care of the face, neck, décolleté. It retains moisture well, will provide an indispensable service to the skin after being outdoors on a sunny day, during a long stay in the office, air travel, and exercising in the gym.
Neck lift injections
Since the problem of loss of skin tone to a greater extent lies in its dehydration, then only injections of the active ingredient can fully restore the level of optimal hydration, which will start metabolic processes and regeneration, the production of collagen and elastin.
The procedure is carried out in beauty salons by specialists, lasts 20-40 minutes, an anesthetic cream is used to eliminate pain. Within a few days, injection marks are visible, which are smeared with healing agents.
You should also exclude visiting saunas, baths, gyms for the first time.