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What to do if a second chin is growing?
Last reviewed: 31.10.2024
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If you do not know what to do if the second chin grows, the most rational option is to go to a cosmetologist. The cosmetologist will examine, palpate the area. Further tactics for its elimination will depend on many factors: how quickly you want to get rid of the second chin, how much long-term effect is required. In many ways, the choice of tactics depends on the cause of the second chin. So, if the matter is in the skin, muscles, or subcutaneous fatty tissue, a cosmetologist will be able to solve your problem. If the cause is a violation of the physical and functional state of the body, may require additional diagnostics, consultations with relevant specialists. For example, if the second chin appeared in connection with hormonal disorders, metabolic disorders, or thyroid disease, you will need to consult an endocrinologist.
If the cause is inflammatory and infectious diseases in the throat, neck, lymphadenitis, tonsillitis, multiple specialist consultations may be required, for example, otolaryngologist, surgeon. Sometimes, if lymphadenitis or a pronounced allergic reaction, swelling is suspected, a consultation with an immunologist, allergist is required.
Diagnosis is required to determine the exact cause of the pathology. As a rule, diagnosis is very diverse, mainly consists in determining the exact cause of the problem. This allows you to further select an effective treatment. For diagnosis, various methods are used, ranging from clinical - inspection, interviewing the patient, collecting anamnesis, and ending with specific laboratory and instrumental methods of research. Special instrumental methods, such as ultrasound, are often used. Thyroid ultrasound is often performed.
Laboratory tests are also varied. These may be standard clinical examination methods such as clinical blood tests, urine tests. More specific methods, such as hormone tests, may also be used.
If there is a suspicion of viral infection, virological, serologic methods of investigation are used. If there is a suspicion of oncology, malignant neoplasm, histological examination, cytology, analysis for oncomarkers, biochemical examination may be required.
If a bacterial infection is suspected, a bacteriological study is performed, the essence of which is to determine the composition of the microflora, identify pathological microflora that causes infection, inflammation, swelling. Additionally, biochemical and serological tests, antigenic reactions are performed, which allow to determine the exact quantitative and qualitative characteristics of the identified microorganism.
In the course of instrumental diagnostics, such methods as rheography, ultrasound, X-ray, CT, MRI, and other methods are used.
How to remove a second chin fast?
Almost every person who has a second chin, wants to get rid of it, and wonders how to quickly remove the second chin. In order to get rid of the problem, it is necessary to care daily not only for the skin of the face, but also for the chin, neck, décolleté zone. It is these areas are most susceptible to aging, decrepitude, on them appear the first wrinkles. To remove the chin, you need to daily use special cosmetic products designed to care for the skin of the neck. This can be special anti-aging, tightening products, wrinkle creams. Care should begin with a thorough cleansing of the skin. This can be as washing with special lotions, and the application of special lotions, milk, toners for washing and demakeup. Then it is necessary toning, which will quickly tone the skin, give it elasticity and elasticity. Apply toner to the neck should be applied in the direction from top to bottom, as if pulling the sagging skin of the second chin upwards. After applying a special cream, it is preferable to choose a cream with a lifting effect, providing skin tightening.
Almost all doctors and cosmetologists, giving recommendations on how to get rid of the second chin in a short time, advise to include in the scheme of daily care for the neck and carrying out a light cosmetic massage. It can be carried out once or twice a day. To enhance the effect must necessarily use tightening creams, or special massage oils (cosmetic). If you do a massage in the morning, you need to use a day cream. When carrying out a massage in the evening, a night cream is used. Some massage cosmetic oils have a few drops of essential oil added to them.
It is also important to take a note to yourself. If you are looking for a reliable way how to remove the second chin in a day, whatever method you choose, it is necessary to add special physical exercises aimed at working the muscles of the neck. Without physical activity to achieve the desired effect is almost impossible, or it will be short-term. There is a special gymnastics for the neck, neckline. It is also recommended to practice various breathing techniques, elements of relaxation, meditation, because excessive stress can also lead to the appearance of a second chin.
How to remove second chin at home in a week?
It is useful for every person to know how to remove the second chin at home in a week. At first glance it may seem that it is unrealistic. In fact, if you properly apply various means, combine them, it is quite possible.
First of all, it is necessary to make it a rule to take daily care not only of the face, but also of the neck and décolleté zone, using all the necessary cosmetic products. It is important to follow the correct sequence of skin care: first you need cleansing, then - toning, then - applying a cream with a tightening effect. It is necessary to stock up on day and night cream. It is also necessary to take as a rule, daily massage, you can even several times. Technique of cosmetic massage, it is better to clarify the cosmetologist.
In addition to the usual cosmetic massage, a massage with the use of a massage brush and soapy foam has proven itself. First you need to rinse your face and neck with hot water. You can conduct a steam bath. To do this, you should lean over a basin of hot water, with steam, cover yourself with a towel, and be under the influence of steam for 10-15 minutes. This will steam the skin, prepare it for active assimilation of nutrients, open and clean pores. Then the face and neck is covered with a layer of abundant foam, formed from ordinary soap. You can use cosmetic soap, which tightens the skin, or enrich the foam with essential oils. Then you should take 2 soft face brushes and massage the soaped neck from the beginning of the pectoral glands, sternum, to the end of the chin. From behind, it is also important to fully massage the neck. The movements should be directed strictly upwards. Massage should be about 10-15 minutes, after which the foam should be washed off. Then a thin layer of gommage is applied, massaged for a few minutes and washed off. After the procedure, you can apply a special tightening cream.
About 3-4 times a week, it is recommended to apply a special mask to the face and neck to tighten the skin. Before applying the mask, the skin should be thoroughly treated and prepared. First you need to conduct a deep cleansing with a scrub, then the remains of dead epithelium, impurities are removed with a gentle pilling. It is necessary to choose a soft pilling, which will not damage the skin. After that, you can apply a mask. It is better to use hot masks. Paraffin masks have proven themselves well. After removing the mask is shown contrast compresses (with alternating cold and hot compresses). You can use special tonic medicinal decoctions. At night you can wash your face with a decoction of herbs, and wipe your face with an ice cube.
Correction of the second chin
The correction of the second chin can be carried out in a variety of ways. It can be both surgical, and non-surgical methods. The best option - to contact a cosmetologist and develop a joint tactic of correction. You can choose special corrective cosmetic procedures to be carried out in a beauty salon, or develop a program of correction, regular implementation of which will help to eliminate problems. Useful can be special water procedures, exercise, massage. Widely used various simulators. Positive effect on the chin, neck, facial oval masks, compresses. You may need a special diet. Special bandages, patches, plasters, rollers, applicators designed to eliminate the second chin are used.
Among more radical ways you may be offered plastic surgery to remove the second chin, liposuction (there are both surgical and non-surgical liposuction techniques, as well as laser liposuction). The doctor may recommend lipolysis, cryolipolysis, cavitation, lifting, facebuilding. Widely used various modeling agents, such procedures as darsonval, ozone therapy, myostimulation, mesotherapy, biorevitalization, botox. You can use lipolytics, which allow you to break down fat, and thus eliminate the second chin.
How to tighten the facial oval and remove the second chin?
In case you are worried about the second chin, you need to contact a cosmetologist who will help to professionally eliminate the problem. In any case, it is necessary to tighten the facial oval and remove the second chin. The easiest way to do this is to develop a special skin care program for the face and neck, which will include massage, exercise, special care products.
You should start the morning with a procedure of cleansing, toning and nourishing the skin. To do this, you should use specially selected products that will provide skin tightening, restore its strength and natural appearance. It is important to take care of the face, neck and décolleté area.
After you have carried out the basic procedures, it is necessary to carry out a massage. For this purpose, you should use either an ordinary nourishing cream (with lifting effect) or olive oil. You can also use other oils. Cosmetic oils such as jojoba oil, coconut oil, shea butter, almond oil are best suited. Additionally, the above oils can be enriched with essential oils to enhance the effect. Of the essential oils, the most suitable are those that provide a toning and tightening effect. We can recommend tea tree oil, peppermint, chamomile, lavender oil, all oils of coniferous trees, juniper oil, clove.
The massage is quite simple: to perform it, you need to soak your fingertips in a pre-prepared oil or cream. It is recommended to preheat the oil to a temperature of 40-50 degrees. Then carry out slow movements in the direction from the chest, through the entire neck, to the beginning of the chin, face. The movements should go strictly from top to bottom, and should as if pulling the skin up. Then there are tapping, vibrating movements with the fingertips. After that, you can carry out intensive rubbing from top to bottom until the cream is not fully absorbed. Finish the massage with upward pulling movements.
After the massage and basic cosmetic procedures, it is necessary to perform exercises for the neck and the second chin. It is enough to do 5-10 minutes of morning exercises to make the skin much tighter. First you need about 20-30 times to turn the neck left to right, then perform a series of exercises with lifting and lowering the head, then make 20-30 semicircular movements, and finish warming up with a full ofnyfmi circular movements (10-30 times). Positively affected by proper breathing. Many different complexes of breathing exercises can be picked up from the system of hatha yoga. It has a whole stage dedicated to proper breathing - pranayama. Performing 20-30 minutes of breathing practices daily, you will significantly strengthen the musculature of the neck, chest, which will eliminate the second chin, tighten the skin, make it smoother and more elastic. Relaxation is also indicated. This can be special relaxing exercises, elements of meditation. Maximum useful will be exercises from the system of hatha yoga and qigong. It is better to use health-improving qigong, which will not only restore the skin beauty, but also make it healthy and radiant.