DIY Facepuller (Helmet Method)

[Iblamezygomatics]

DIY Facepuller (Helmet Method)

What You’ll Need:

1. A strong bike or climbing helmet
   • Should cover your forehead firmly.
   • Must not slide around.
2. Strong resistance bands or latex tubing
   • 5–15 kg of resistance to start.
   • Use two bands for balance.
3. Soft mouthguard or dental arch (custom or store-bought)
   • You’ll bite on this while pulling.
   • Needs to protect your teeth/jaw.
4. Carabiners, hooks, or clips
   • For connecting bands to the helmet and mouthpiece.
5. Adjustable straps or elastic cords
   • Can be sewn or knotted through helmet vents.

How to Build It:

Step 1: Helmet Setup

• Take a bike helmet and attach resistance bands to the back or sides using holes or straps.
• Secure them so they can pull forward and slightly downward (same direction as ideal facial growth).

Step 2: Mouthpiece

• Use a mouthguard you bite down on (like a sports one or custom tray from the dentist).
• Attach small loops or hooks to it for the resistance bands to clip onto.

Alternative: Some guys attach the bands around their back molars or use a fake retainer — just make sure not to stress your teeth sideways.

Step 3: Connect and Adjust

• Connect the resistance bands from the helmet (back/top of head) to the mouthguard (front).
• When you wear the helmet and bite the mouthguard, it should pull your midface forward, not down or up

How to Use It:

• Duration: Start with 15–30 min per day
• Force: Light tension — you should feel it, but it should NOT cause pain
• Position: Sit or lay back, head straight, mouth closed tightly around the guard

Important Tips:

• Never over-tighten or sleep with it.
• Don’t apply pressure to your lower jaw (mandible) — only the maxilla.

 

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[2marc1]

where do you even find 5-15kg elastics

 

[2marc1]

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[AnonaA]

DIY Facepuller (Helmet Method)

What You’ll Need:

1. A strong bike or climbing helmet
   • Should cover your forehead firmly.
   • Must not slide around.
2. Strong resistance bands or latex tubing
   • 5–15 kg of resistance to start.
   • Use two bands for balance.
3. Soft mouthguard or dental arch (custom or store-bought)
   • You’ll bite on this while pulling.
   • Needs to protect your teeth/jaw.
4. Carabiners, hooks, or clips
   • For connecting bands to the helmet and mouthpiece.
5. Adjustable straps or elastic cords
   • Can be sewn or knotted through helmet vents.

How to Build It:

Step 1: Helmet Setup

• Take a bike helmet and attach resistance bands to the back or sides using holes or straps.
• Secure them so they can pull forward and slightly downward (same direction as ideal facial growth).

Step 2: Mouthpiece

• Use a mouthguard you bite down on (like a sports one or custom tray from the dentist).
• Attach small loops or hooks to it for the resistance bands to clip onto.

Alternative: Some guys attach the bands around their back molars or use a fake retainer — just make sure not to stress your teeth sideways.

Step 3: Connect and Adjust

• Connect the resistance bands from the helmet (back/top of head) to the mouthguard (front).
• When you wear the helmet and bite the mouthguard, it should pull your midface forward, not down or up

How to Use It:

• Duration: Start with 15–30 min per day
• Force: Light tension — you should feel it, but it should NOT cause pain
• Position: Sit or lay back, head straight, mouth closed tightly around the guard

Important Tips:

• Never over-tighten or sleep with it.
• Don’t apply pressure to your lower jaw (mandible) — only the maxilla.

DIY Facepuller (Helmet Method)

What You’ll Need:

1. A strong bike or climbing helmet
   • Should cover your forehead firmly.
   • Must not slide around.
2. Strong resistance bands or latex tubing
   • 5–15 kg of resistance to start.
   • Use two bands for balance.
3. Soft mouthguard or dental arch (custom or store-bought)
   • You’ll bite on this while pulling.
   • Needs to protect your teeth/jaw.
4. Carabiners, hooks, or clips
   • For connecting bands to the helmet and mouthpiece.
5. Adjustable straps or elastic cords
   • Can be sewn or knotted through helmet vents.

How to Build It:

Step 1: Helmet Setup

• Take a bike helmet and attach resistance bands to the back or sides using holes or straps.
• Secure them so they can pull forward and slightly downward (same direction as ideal facial growth).

Step 2: Mouthpiece

• Use a mouthguard you bite down on (like a sports one or custom tray from the dentist).
• Attach small loops or hooks to it for the resistance bands to clip onto.

Alternative: Some guys attach the bands around their back molars or use a fake retainer — just make sure not to stress your teeth sideways.

Step 3: Connect and Adjust

• Connect the resistance bands from the helmet (back/top of head) to the mouthguard (front).
• When you wear the helmet and bite the mouthguard, it should pull your midface forward, not down or up

How to Use It:

• Duration: Start with 15–30 min per day
• Force: Light tension — you should feel it, but it should NOT cause pain
• Position: Sit or lay back, head straight, mouth closed tightly around the guard

Important Tips:

• Never over-tighten or sleep with it.
• Don’t apply pressure to your lower jaw (mandible) — only the maxilla.

Has anybody with sleep apnea done this to see if it helped? Expanding the top jaw helps widen the airway, and it’s already a treatment used, but I haven’t seen anybody try to football helmet method.