🗣 How to permanently remove a mean face?
Do acquaintances often worry if you're doing well because your facial expression says otherwise?)
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Mean face syndrome is a problem for many women. It became largely widespread in 2013 after a YouTube video where one of the female characters said: ‘I don't mean to hit you. It's just my face.’
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The core of the syndrome is that the face looks repulsive and tense, although in fact the person is relaxed. The culprit is the drooping corners of the lips. It is also called the mask of anger or the seal of despondency.
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People with this syndrome give the impression of a snob or a sad Pierrot. This makes it difficult to evaluate you objectively. There may be problems with communication at work and in the family.
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The oral circular muscle is connected to other facial muscles (cheek, masseter, zygomaticus) and to the superficial muscle of the neck (platysma). If these structures are tense, the circular muscle is also affected.
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As a result of hypertonicity, it shrinks towards the centre and the lips become sunken. The muscle fibres become deformed and irregularities form at the corners of the lips.
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The platysma acts as a sort of link between the lips and the thoracic spine.
The muscle that lowers the corner of the mouth is also connected to the platysma. That is, it responds to tension from the body - the thorax and spine.
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Therefore, no amount of creams and Botox paralysing can remove the mask of dejection from the face. You have to unravel the tangle of biomechanical causes step by step.
- Work with the skull and neck, thoracic region, pelvis
- Work with facial muscles
- Work with the emotional background