And my wrinkly neck?
"Loose skin on the neck indicates that you are not holding your head and jaw in a relaxed position," says Marja.
Try this: Lift your chin and place both your hands at the top of your throat. Now lift your jaw without flinging your head back. Push your jaw forward to feel the stretch. "To see how tight your neck muscles are, try swallowing in this position," says Marja. "This tightness hinders support of the upper part of the neck, allowing skin to sag."
I've got two chins where I once had one. Can face exercise get rid of the extra one?
The first step to losing an extra chin is to lose weight - like the spare tyre around your waist, a spare chin is often down to excess body fat.
Loss of definition around your cheeks and jawline is often caused by lost teeth that haven't been replaced - your gnashers and jawbone are the scaffolding to your skin. Get well-fitting dentures to ensure this isn't the case for you.
And to target the chin through exercise try this: sitting upright, tilt your head back to stare at the ceiling. "Now bring your lower lip up and over your upper lip as far as possible - count slowly to five," says Marja. "Relax and let your head come back to its normal position. Repeat five times. Do this exercise twice daily."
What can I do about the excess baggage under my eyes?
A main cause of eye bags is collected toxins and water under your eyes - that's why you look slightly puffy eyed if you've been drinking the night before.
"To improve the skin around your eyes, put your fingertips under your eyebrows and gently lift your eyelids," says Marja. "Now press your upper lids down, holding your fingertips in place, and count to five. Then relax." Repeat this twice.
"Now put your fingertips to the outer corners of your eyes, moving your fingers upwards as you move your eyelids down - repeat three times."
Can I make my frown lines disappear?
Exercise different forehead muscles to increase blood flow to the area. "Press both your index fingers on your forehead above your eyes," says Marja. "Then push up against them with your eyebrows. Resist with your fingertips. Repeat this 8-10 times, rest, then repeat five times."
The Knife Coach comments:
Saga's cosmetic surgery expert Wendy Lewis isn't convinced, and sounds a cautionary note.
"Facial ageing involves more than just lax muscle tone," she says. "It has to do with the ravages of sun exposure, sagging skin, descending fat pads, breakdown of soft tissues and the supporting structures.
"Facial muscles are like fine elastic sheets that are stretched in layers over the facial bones. Exercising these muscles can't repair or restore the ligaments that hold the muscles in place and weaken with age. If you repeatedly manipulate your skin, it is likely to cause more elasticity.
"Facial exercises should not be considered a non-surgical facelift or better than Botox/Vistabel."
Seven face-saving tips
- Maintain good circulation through regular exercise.
- Buy some flaxseed oil. "It's the richest vegetable source of omega-3 fatty acids, essential for lubricated, supple skin," says registered nutritionist Carina Norris.
- Cut down on alcohol. "Alcohol dehydrates and adds toxins to a system that's already having to deal with pollution, chemicals in food and so on," says Norris. "If you must, drink red wine which contains antioxidants.
- Look after your teeth - they, along with your jaw bone, form the scaffolding that holds your face skin in place.
- Eat blueberries. "These are packed with antioxidants to fight skin-damaging free radicals," says Norris.
- Stay hydrated by drinking plenty of liquids.
- Avoid the evil trio: sun, smoke and stress. "These three factors will dramatically increase the number and severity of wrinkles," says Dr David Orentreich.
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