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Can facial exercises reverse signs of aging?

POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2019, 10:30 AM
Kristina Liu, MD, MHS, Contributor

Patients often come into my office asking, “How can I look younger?” While I always recommend healthy living — a balanced diet and regular exercise — in order to look and feel younger, I have never thought of facial exercises as part of that regimen. That is, until a recent study, published in JAMA Dermatology, showed promising results that routine facial exercise may slow the unrelenting tide of time.

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