Nose Lift     Sep 25, 2000

Hi,

I have noticed in the two years I have been doing FlexEffect that I can see a difference in several areas. I know I look better around the eyes.  My mouth area is much better.  I do not have a puppets mouth now.  No line from lips to chin!   That was one of the first things to go!  Hallelujah!  It was getting really bad.  (you know it's getting bad when your husband starts calling you Howdy Doody!)

I do have one exercise that caused me problems, so I stopped doing it.  Nose lift.   It fills in the area next to the nose/eyes.  The problem I had was my eye glasses no longer fit.  They were too small in that section. My nose got wider.   Was I doing it wrong?   Has anyone else had this problem.  I stopped doing it last year and now it is getting noticeable again.  I see a line where there was none this spring.  Any suggestions?

I have also noticed that it not only takes time to build the muscles, but if you have very little tone to your skin, you need to start there.  When I started Flex Effect, I had little tone to my skin.  Not much happened. Even after nearly a year.  Not enough tone to work with.   I tried another persons routines, built the tone, and now Deb's is really taking off and showing. I needed a starting point.  I think it is different for each of us.  I am 45, and look about 38.  Just think how young I'll look when I get ALL the areas of my face and neck toned and lifted! 

Carol (modemfun)

Hi Carol:

Sounds like your are doing and looking fabu! 

Re:  Nose Lift: actually you were doing it right.  It does build up the area between the nose and cheeks, so I'm not surprised about the glasses not fitting.  The other evidence you have that it was working so well was now that you stop Nose Lift, a line is forming where there wasn't one.

I would say start right up again with Nose Lift to build up the area again so you can get rid of that line before it gets worse.  Your only dilemma is that you have make a personal decision:  do I keep the glasses and let the line form, or do I build up the area which will get rid of the line and acquire new glasses or contacts. They can't adjust the nose pieces on the glasses? 

I know eyeglasses can be expensive.....but a face lift cost so much more, and having a line where you don't want it is just plain lousy (we can all relate). From what you've written, you have done so incredibly well with the program that it would be a shame to leave certain parts of your face alone.. ..an incomplete masterpiece. 

I'd ditch the old glasses...it's a new you anyway right?.... start up with your Nose Lifts, do a full comprehensive FlexEffect workout and go for broke.....that's my personal suggestion!

Hey Deb and Jason....what do you guys think about this scenario....I can't think of any other options (other than plastic surgery) to fix the problem with building up the Quadratus labii superioris to the point where her old glasses will fit....I mean, that's what we're going for with the program is build and lift...so...I don't quite know what else to say...

Any other veteran flexors who wear glasses been encountering similar problems?  I'd be curious to hear....

You know Carol, I'm really glad you brought this up, because I don't wear glasses and was ignorant to the fact that this would be a problem.  Thanks for making me think.....

Good-luck in your decision,

All my best,
Olympia

Hi Carol

I have not been doing flexeffect long enough to have to yet buy new glasses...but yes I am noticing my glasses do not fit as they did..I had them adjusted.   Was simple.  I know I will have to purchase new ones pretty soon down the road...and that is o.k with me!!!!  Will be my banner of achievement to have to buy new glasses!  My nose has not gotten 'bigger' or wider especially, just filled in in the areas where the nose pieces are resting.  Any eyeglass place will readily adjust these for you, usually at little or no charge at all.

Jean

Hi Carol

Hi Carol,

I also overbuilt my nose area. Since we all have different faces, what might work well, let say for Deb, did not always work for me. I have found that I need to adjust my workouts for MY face. Here was my problem, I did the nose lifts ALOT, because I was getting the valley look in the inner corners of my eyes. When I did the exercise just the way the video said, I over developed the muscle that runs into the upper furrow (above the lips). Since the muscle ABOVE the furrow was raised or built up, my upper furrows look deeper and worse and my face looked like it was sagging. I happen to have a small mouth area to begin with, so I by overbuilding the area above, only made matters worse.

So what I did was, place my fingers into the valley part or grove part under my eyes, not on the sides of my nose. Then I did the exercise like usual, scrunching my nose and pushing the muscle down, but I instead of going straight down the nose, I followed the grove or valley which sort of goes down and out toward my ears. Considering that I haven't been real consistent on my exercises, I still saw results,  the upper furrows look much better and the eyes look a little better too.


I did check with Deb on this and she said that was a good idea. After doing these exercise for over 1 year and bugging the hell out of these kind people on Deb's web, I'm starting to learn  that this whole concept behind the facial exercise routine is to find what fits your face and be willing to play around and adjust. I'll always double check with the Deb or her trainers first, but I don't get upset if it doesn't work out fine the first time. I hope this helped.

Linda

Hi Linda