Tackle aging with grace and discover the best non-invasive face lift options for you…
As we age, it’s hard to avoid the noise around the new and most effective ways to beat the signs of aging, adopting regimes and routines specifically designed to manage the effects of growing old.
Sudoku for brain-training, brisk walks in the park to get those steps in, balancing both mental and physical health–we try to stay on top of these crucial health and well-being musts.
And despite the range of creams and serums available in the skincare realm of age-improvement, it’s normal to want to explore slightly more extreme options, but do their cost and health impact outweigh the benefits? Many seem to think so.
A direct result of this leaning towards procedures that don’t require a trip to the doctor’s office is the rise of at-home tools that deliver a ‘non-surgical facelift’.
Here, we investigate whether it’s really possible to lift our face without the need for invasive facial surgery, exploring tips and tricks to integrate into your routine that mean you can swerve the surgeon's knife for the time being.
Facial Yoga exercises are an easy and simple way to introduce facial toning into your routine. Completely free and doable at home, facial yoga is perfect for those looking to target the muscles in their faces without investing money into treatments.
A slow process, up to an hour of facial yoga a week is recommended in order to see any results within 12 weeks.
Activities like smiling widely to push your cheeks up, raising and holding your eyebrows high and forming ‘O’ shapes with your mouth are all activities recommended by doctors and dermatologists for your face yoga routine.
Similarly to face yoga, consistency and patience is key. Introducing the Gua Sha stone or a facial roller into your daily routine and following massage routines and advice will lead to a more sculpted and lifted appearance over time.
Requiring some pressure, massage routines will advise you to guide the stone towards your lymph nodes, stimulating lymphatic drainage which reduces puffiness and emphasizes bone structure and definition.
Some even store their Gua Sha in the fridge to give a cooling effect on the face, reducing puffiness and increasing blood flow to the face.
Again, don’t expect instant results with this routine as you will be required to train the muscles over time in order to gain the sculpted appearance.
To achieve a genuine lift in the face requires stimulation of the muscles to strengthen them and guide them to sit at the lifted height.
Microcurrent devices provide an electrical stimulation to the muscle, meaning you are more likely to see immediate results, compared to doing facial yoga or using a Gua Sha.
The ZIIP Halo uses Dual Waveform TechnologyTM; a combination of Microcurrent and Nanocurrent waveforms, designed to give you both immediate and long-term results.
Stimulating the muscles to contract and relax as they do during a workout, the Microcurrent waveform of the ZIIP will achieve the same as facial yoga but at a much quicker pace, meaning you will see the results of a lifted appearance immediately after using.
The Nanocurrent waveform works on a deeper level, encouraging skin-cell regeneration and renewal, plus stimulating collagen for a plumper looking appearance.
Similarly to the Gua Sha, guided routines from skincare expert and ZIIP founder, Melanie Simon, will also encourage you to guide the ZIIP towards the lymph nodes to aid lymphatic drainage and reduce puffiness in the face.
And with endorsements from the likes of Margot Robbie, Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston, as well as beauty editors across the globe, we’re more inclined than ever to trial a more natural approach to skin renewal and avoid anesthetic for a while yet.
