Post by @yumimama08

35+ | Deep smile lines & mouth-corner puffiness? Release these 3 muscles. ✨ (Watch till the end — I'm sharing my mid-face lifting technique!) You can cover dark circles with concealer, but you can't hide deep nasolabial folds, sagging cheeks, or that puffy pocket at the corners of your mouth. Most people think it's just collagen loss. But in TCM, it starts with tight muscles and stuck fascia pulling your mid-face down. So instead of filling, I release, lift, and lock. Here is my daily ritual: 1️⃣ Release the upper lip muscles Gently scrape along the levator labii and levator labii alaeque nasi. Working them as one line releases the tension that deepens smile lines. 2️⃣ Release the depressor anguli oris This is the muscle below the mouth corners. Releasing it helps lift drooping corners and softens that heavy pocket. 3️⃣ Release the nasal base & maxillary ligament Unstick the area around the nose base and maxillary ligament — where mid-face sagging actually begins. 4️⃣ Lock it in Apply acupressure patches on Yingxiang (LI20), Bitong, Dicang (ST4), Quanliao (SI18), and Juliao (ST3). They hold the release so your mid-face stays lifted all day. Release the muscles. Lift the fascia. Lock the contour. That's how you soften smile lines without needles. 👇 The exact tools + patches I use are finally restocked — link in bio before they sell out again. Follow for gentle TCM self-care 🫶 #tcm#smilelines#nasolabialfolds#antiaging #guasha