Liz Earle Wellbeing

Tweakments with Alice Hart-Davis

Do you feel like you look sad or down-faced when you look in the mirror because of a sagging jawline? If you do, you’re not alone. A sagging jawline, or ‘jowls’ as it’s often referred to, is the unsightly loose skin that forms under the chin and jawline as we age. One of the least desirable side-effects of getting older, a sagging jawline is caused by a loss of elasticity and thinning of the skin. Add to that the fact that gravity is taking its toll on the underlying structures that prop everything up and we have the perfect recipe for sagging.

What causes jowls?

When we get older, we lose collagen and elastin in our skin as it gets broken down over time by exposure to

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