Your facial muscles can become lax just like any other muscles in your body. Like other muscles, they can respond to exercise. The mentalis and platysma muscles are the facial muscles that need to be toned to reduce the excess fat under the chin and tighten jowl pouches. Stop performing these exercises immediately if you feel pain in your neck or jaw. Consult your health care provider for advice.
Forehead Press
Hold the palm of one hand against your forehead with your fingers spread apart. Press your hand hard against your forehead until you feel the tension in your neck. Resist the press by trying to move your head forward. Hold the position for a count of 10. Next, do the same palm press-and-resist on each side of your head and the back of your head.
Palm Press
Press the palm of your hand under your chin and open your mouth as wide as you can, pressing upward with your hand and downward with your chin. Hold that pose for a count of 5, and repeat three times.
Backward Press
Tilt your head backward. Make a fist with one hand, and press your fist under your chin. Open your mouth, pressing your chin downward against your fist. Hold for a count of 5, and repeat three times.
Tennis Ball Press
Work the platysma muscle that runs from your neck to your chest by putting a tennis ball under your chin and opening and shutting your mouth against the ball's resistance.
Scoop
Open your mouth wide, and pull your lower lip over your bottom teeth. Move your jaw up and down like you were scooping something into your mouth with your jaw. Do this exercise several times every day.
Tongue Press
Sit or stand and tilt your head backward. Press your tongue against the roof of your mouth. Still holding your tongue in that position, slowly lower your chin as far as you can. Hold the position for a count of 3, then relax and repeat three times.
Shoulder Lift
Lie on your back on the floor and raise your shoulders slightly. Turn your head to one side, then the other. Keeping your shoulders off the floor, tilt your head backward, then raise it and tilt it down toward your chest. Repeat the sequence 10 times.
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