The chin is an extra place for your body to store fat, so maintaining a healthy diet and exercising regularly are the best ways to prevent and reduce sagging skin there. Exercise the main neck muscle, the platysma muscle, to tighten loose skin and tighten and tone the muscles of your neck. However, exercise will not entirely eliminate excess skin.
Front of Neck
This exercise works the platysma muscle, the muscle stretching from the chin to the chest, to help eliminate sagging skin. You should feel a tightening under your chin as you do the exercise. Place your hands on your throat to make sure the platysma muscle is tense. Sit or stand with your body relaxed. Tilt your head back so you are looking at the ceiling. Press your tongue into the roof of you mouth in order to tighten your neck muscles and help tone these muscles. Keep your tongue pressed to the roof of your mouth and bring your chin down to your neck.
Tongue
This exercise uses your neck muscles to stretch your tongue out, helping to tighten sagging skin. Stand in a relaxed position and open your mouth wide. Stick your tongue out as far as possible for 10 seconds. Relax and repeat as many times as you can until you are able to perform this exercise 10 times.
Neck Stretch
The neck stretch helps tone chin and neck muscles to eliminate sagging skin. Stand in a relaxed position and slowly lift your head up to the ceiling, lifting it back as far as you can without straining. Tighten close your mouth so you feel your neck muscles stretching. Hold for 10 seconds, then relax and return your head to the starting position. Perform one or two times daily and increase until you are performing the exercise 10 times a day.
Jaw
This exercise works the muscles of your jaw to help reduce sagging skin. Sit up straight with your spine elongated. Keep your lips pressed together and separate your teeth by dropping your jaw. Push your jaw forward and hold for 10 seconds. Return your mouth to the starting position. Repeat five times daily.
Neck
This neck exercise helps strengthen the platysma muscle at the front of the neck. Lie face up on your bed so that your head hangs over the edge and your neck is just at the edge. Use the muscles at the front of your throat and slowly lift your head to your torso, tucking your chin slightly. Hold for 10 seconds and relax, lowering your head to the starting position. Repeat five times every day.
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