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In this thread i’m going to over EVERY SINGLE THING YOU CAN DO FOR A LEANER FACE.
THIS IS INTENDED TO BE AN INFO DUMP, SO DROP LITERALLY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ON THE TOPIC HERE!!
tagging @pneumocystosis because he’s probably the most knowledgeable on the topic of debloating
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#1: BODYFAT%
This is self explanatory. Cutting to the lowest body fat you can without losing deep fat (this will be a looksmin) is ideal to maximise facial definition.
#2: BLOAT (WATER RETENTION)
Usually caused by high sodium, high carbs, low potassium and low water. Reversing these can help but the ideal (temporary) solution is furosemide. I believe high estrogen can cause bloat as well but i’m not completely sure about that
#3: BUCCINATORS
The buccinators are the cheek muscles that are supposed to be used by toddlers to suck food. The larger they are, the more bloated you look. The main ways to cause atrophy are to always swallow with your tongue (swallow with no facial movement) and keep your teeth aligned while chewing (don’t chew from side to side).
#4: LYMPHATIC STORAGE
Another form of bloat that will make you look puffier. Main ways to counter this to my knowledge are with cold water and gua sha, as well as liver cleansing (and probably liver health in general) although this is an underrated topic on this forum imo. People should look into more methods as most people could definitely benefit from lymphatic drainage
#5: SKIN THICKNESS
Self explanatory, how thick or thin your skin is. The main way skin gets thinner (which makes you appear more lean) is just through aging i believe but it can be manipulated before that by using steroid creams to make the skin thinner in specific areas. Again, there is probably more to this but i haven’t found much info here on this topic
#6: SKIN TIGHTNESS
Also pretty obvious, this is how tight your skin is to your facial structure. As far as i know the main factor in this is collagen levels, although i think cold water can improve skin tightness as well. This is another topic there isn’t much info on.
#7: SWELLING/INFLAMMATION
I honestly don’t know much about this one but i believe cold water can reduce both and general healthmaxxing can probably improve this too.
#8: SKIN TEXTURE/SMOOTHNESS
By far the least important to how lean you appear imo but can have an impact as if you have excessively rough skin it can appear slightly thicker/puffier, and is a looksmin in general anyway. Main solutions are tretinoin (although it can apparently make you look uncanny, kinda like plastic) and general skincare, although the ideal method to improve skin is through improving diet and sleep, and reducing cortisol. Acne is included here too since it will obviously make parts of your face appear less lean.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION AT ALL ON THIS TOPIC PLEASE DROP IT BELOW! THERE IS SURPRISINGLY LITTLE INFO ON A LOT OF THESE SO I AM TRYING TO CONDENSE IT TOGETHER HERE.
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THIS IS INTENDED TO BE AN INFO DUMP, SO DROP LITERALLY EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ON THE TOPIC HERE!!
tagging @pneumocystosis because he’s probably the most knowledgeable on the topic of debloating
[HIDEPOSTS=1][/HIDEPOSTS][HIDEPOSTS=1]
#1: BODYFAT%
This is self explanatory. Cutting to the lowest body fat you can without losing deep fat (this will be a looksmin) is ideal to maximise facial definition.
#2: BLOAT (WATER RETENTION)
Usually caused by high sodium, high carbs, low potassium and low water. Reversing these can help but the ideal (temporary) solution is furosemide. I believe high estrogen can cause bloat as well but i’m not completely sure about that
#3: BUCCINATORS
The buccinators are the cheek muscles that are supposed to be used by toddlers to suck food. The larger they are, the more bloated you look. The main ways to cause atrophy are to always swallow with your tongue (swallow with no facial movement) and keep your teeth aligned while chewing (don’t chew from side to side).
#4: LYMPHATIC STORAGE
Another form of bloat that will make you look puffier. Main ways to counter this to my knowledge are with cold water and gua sha, as well as liver cleansing (and probably liver health in general) although this is an underrated topic on this forum imo. People should look into more methods as most people could definitely benefit from lymphatic drainage
#5: SKIN THICKNESS
Self explanatory, how thick or thin your skin is. The main way skin gets thinner (which makes you appear more lean) is just through aging i believe but it can be manipulated before that by using steroid creams to make the skin thinner in specific areas. Again, there is probably more to this but i haven’t found much info here on this topic
#6: SKIN TIGHTNESS
Also pretty obvious, this is how tight your skin is to your facial structure. As far as i know the main factor in this is collagen levels, although i think cold water can improve skin tightness as well. This is another topic there isn’t much info on.
#7: SWELLING/INFLAMMATION
I honestly don’t know much about this one but i believe cold water can reduce both and general healthmaxxing can probably improve this too.
#8: SKIN TEXTURE/SMOOTHNESS
By far the least important to how lean you appear imo but can have an impact as if you have excessively rough skin it can appear slightly thicker/puffier, and is a looksmin in general anyway. Main solutions are tretinoin (although it can apparently make you look uncanny, kinda like plastic) and general skincare, although the ideal method to improve skin is through improving diet and sleep, and reducing cortisol. Acne is included here too since it will obviously make parts of your face appear less lean.
IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION AT ALL ON THIS TOPIC PLEASE DROP IT BELOW! THERE IS SURPRISINGLY LITTLE INFO ON A LOT OF THESE SO I AM TRYING TO CONDENSE IT TOGETHER HERE.
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i hid the content tho so lurkers can’t use it anyway
pneumo has made threads on literally one of these methods iirc how the fuck is this a repost
