Anti-aging: 6 lifting and anti-wrinkle facial massages

” THE facial massage helps to restart the synthesis of elastic fibers in the skin. We are talking about mechano-stimulation here, and I really believe in it!” says Dr. Anny Cohen-Letessier, dermatologist. This stimulation by massage works the facial muscles that support the skin. Toning them helps to hold your skin better and therefore provides an action anti-aging. “We can clearly see it when we strengthen our body, the skin is also tightened,” the dermatologist notes.

A study has shown that Mechanical stimulation of the skin increased collagen levels in the skin (source 1). After 10 sessions of so-called sequential suction, dermatologists observed an increase in the synthesis of hyaluronic acid by 80% and elastin by 45%.

Among the mechanical facial massages, LPG® Endermologie treatments allow, with suitable tips, to work on specific areas of the face.

It costs €40 for 30 minutes.

Coming from Asia, the Japanese Kobido massage and the traditional Chinese Tui Na massage are massages with specific gestures, combining gentle and invigorating movements. Their benefits are numerous: they work the skin muscles, circulate the lymph, boost microcirculation… with proven results on the clarity of facial features.

• Renowned for being the ultimate anti-aging massage, the Kobido massage is appreciated as much for its aesthetic benefits as for its therapeutic benefits (it improves the overall state of health). Thanks to gentle pressure, smoothing, effleurage, tapping… it gently stimulates the muscles and tissues of the face from the surface to the depth;
• THE Tui Na massage is a massage therapy technique designed to harmonize Qi energy, which is based on an understanding of the body's energy mechanisms. It is based on more than thirty fundamental manipulations, with pressure, kneading, percussion, stretching techniques…

For the session, you should expect to pay around €70 for 50 minutes.

THE Japanese modeling to combat sagging of the lower face and shape the “V zone”. This draining massage will focus on lymphatic points. Japanese beauty consultant Chizu Saeki guarantees a reshaped oval in a few months. Here are some exercises to do as soon as you have five minutes, taken from the book Japanese Beauty SecretsChizu Saeki (Marabout editions).

• With both thumbs under the chin, slide them along the jaw to the lymphatic points located under the ears;
• Gently press into the hollows behind the ears;
• Press the lymph nodes behind the ear with the opposite hand;
• Gently move down to the collarbone. Repeat on the other side.

Dien Chan massage, invented in 1980 by Professor Bùi Quôc Châu, is a Vietnamese technique of prevention and care accessible to all. Its origins are multiple: Western, Eastern, traditional, popular medicine, Vietnamese philosophy and culture…

Dien Chan uses different specific toolsusing several simple and easy techniques: pressing, rubbing, erasing, tapping, massaging, rolling… to stimulate the reflex zones of the body or points on the face in order to relieve pain and treat various illnesses.

But that's not all. On the skin side, it also promotes a brighter complexiona reduction of bags under the eyesa skin firmera reduction of fine lines…

The traditional Indonesian massage Pijat Kepala has a specific technique which acts particularly on the skull, face, neck, upper back and armsIt creates a deep sense of calm and well-being.

• It reduces stress;
• He soothes tension in the neck and face ;
• It beautifies the hair;
• It softens and revitalizes the scalp;
• It reactivates microcirculation;
• It improves lymphatic circulation, muscle tone…

Self-massage is a simple practice with many benefits. Here are two self-facial massages to try at home proposed by Gil Amsallem, specialist in manual energy therapy, Steve Capellini, masseur physiotherapist, and Michel Van Welden, masseur physiotherapist, in the book I practice massage and self-massage for Dummies (Paperback editions).

• Massage your temples, face and jaws: using your fingers, apply a circular rubbing motion to your temples;
• Use slow, precise, firm circles, staying in contact with one area of ​​skin while moving over the bones below. Sliding your fingers upward toward the forehead, continue the circular rubbing motion until your fingers meet in the middle, just above the nose;
• Then push with your fingertips, and slide back towards the temples, keeping firm pressure on the skin all the time. Repeat twice;
• Using your fingertips, press into the angle of your jaw, and as you press, open and close your mouth slightly, allowing you to find the exact spot that seems to hold the most tension. Apply slow circular friction to this point, plus a little very precise pressure, until you feel your jaw begin to relax.

This massage focuses on pressure and gliding.

• Warm your hands by rubbing them together for a few seconds;
• Place palms over eyes for 10 seconds, three times in a row;
• Using one or three middle fingers, massage around each eye for 10 seconds;
• Fold both middle fingers, and dab above, below and on each side of the eyes;
• With both hands open, massage the face in circular movements (except the nose and ears);
• Using your index fingers, rub your nose from the tip to the top of your forehead, ten times (always from bottom to top).