Research has shown that muscles not exercised against resistance lose their strength, shape and tone. Except during changes in facial expression, the muscles of your face are not exercised at all. Changes in facial expression offer very little resistance to the movement of your facial muscles. Consequently, over time your facial muscles weaken. A primary result of the loss of facial muscle strength and tone is a sagging appearance.

Dr. Albert Kligman, an often quoted research dermatologist at the University of Pennsylvania, has stated that facial “sagging cannot be pharmacologically corrected”. This means that there is no cream or lotion that you can apply to your face that will restore its shape once it starts to sag. Not only that, there is no cream or lotion that will prevent facial sagging.

Facial-Flex^® has been proven effective in clinical studies, with results published in The Journal of the Society of Investigative Dermatology and The Journal of Geriatric Dermatology. These studies indicate that a typical person can more than double facial muscle strength in about eight weeks by exercising with Facial-Flex^® for a two minute period, twice each day. This is less time than it takes to brush and floss your teeth each morning and night.

Additionally, resistance exercise not only strengthens your facial muscles, but also improves the firmness and condition of your skin as well. Clinical studies have shown an average of more than thirty percent increase in facial skin tone/firmness. During exercise, blood circulation in the skin increases by over 10%. Both good skin tone and circulation are critical for healthy, young looking skin.

Dr. Wilma Bergfeld, director of research at The Cleveland Clinic and past chairperson of The American Academy of Dermatology was asked the following question in an interview published in Vogue Magazine, “How to stop sagging facial muscles?”. Her reply, “exercise”.