How Can You Improve a Blurred Facial Line? Causes and Recommended Treatments

The causes of a blurred facial line can include puffiness and weakened expression muscles. A blurred facial line can make you look older and give a duller expression. This article details the causes of a blurred facial line, improvement methods, and our recommended treatments.

What Causes a Blurred Facial Line?

Have you recently felt your facial line looking hazy?
Various causes are involved in a blurred facial line — puffiness, fat sagging, and weakened muscles. First, let’s detail the causes of a blurred facial line.

Facial Puffiness

Do you feel your face somehow heavy upon waking, or your contour looking blurred? That may be caused by puffiness. Fluid tends to accumulate in the body the day after a salty meal or drinking alcohol, and the face in particular is said to be especially affected. Also, those with a constitution that doesn’t sweat easily, or who tend to get puffy before or after menstruation, may feel their face is blurred. At times like this, being mindful of getting foods containing potassium is recommended. Almonds, cucumbers, and seaweed have a function that helps expel excess water and salt. Just slightly reviewing your diet can make your facial impression cleaner.

Sagging Skin

When you look in the mirror and think “my contour seems to have gotten blurry,” that’s likely caused by skin sagging. When fat accumulates on the face from lack of exercise or overeating, its weight pulls the skin down, blurring the boundary between the face and neck. Also, even without fat increasing, reduced collagen supporting the skin with age can cause existing fat to sag. This sagging affects both the visual bagginess and how aged you look, so early care is important. Being mindful of moisturizing and UV protection, and developing a habit of moving your facial muscles, greatly relates to your future appearance.

Weakened Expression Muscles

The face has many muscles called expression muscles that move when you smile or talk. However, recently, fewer opportunities to move the face — from mask-wearing lifestyles and remote work — have caused many people’s expression muscles to weaken. Muscles weaken progressively when not used. In particular, weakened muscles around the mouth cause the facial line to sag, becoming a cause of a blurred contour. Also, those with a habit of mouth breathing, or those whose muscle strength has declined with age, should be cautious. Consciously moving your face in daily life can change the impression around your face.

How Can You Improve a Blurred Facial Line?

Continuing care for a blurred facial line can be expected to give you a cleaner impression.
There’s a lot you can do — moisturizing, expression-muscle training, UV protection, and reviewing your diet. These are all simple methods you can incorporate starting today, so please use them as a reference.

Moisturizing

Skin dryness is one cause that triggers a blurred facial line. When water is insufficient, skin loses firmness and can no longer resist gravity. In daily skincare, hydrate thoroughly with a lotion or cream containing moisturizing ingredients. Items containing hyaluronic acid and ceramide are especially recommended. The key point is moisturizing right after cleansing to keep moisture from escaping the skin. In dry seasons or air-conditioned rooms, maintain plumpness through frequent moisturizing.

Train the Expression Muscles

Training the expression muscles is very important for tightening your facial impression. Muscles weaken progressively when not used, and can no longer support the skin, leading to a blurred impression. Especially if you continued a mask-wearing lifestyle during the pandemic, you may have had long periods with little expression. Simply moving your mouth widely is effective, and even being mindful of raising the corners of your mouth stimulates the expression muscles. It can be done during spare moments, so please try making it a daily habit.

UV Protection

UV rays gradually break down collagen, which maintains skin firmness and elasticity, becoming a major cause of sagging and blurriness. Developing a habit of applying sunscreen isn’t just for days you go outside — it’s also important on cloudy days or when indoors. Thoroughly covering not just the face but the neck and facial line too makes a noticeable difference later on. Skillfully incorporate hats, parasols, and UV-blocking clothing to protect your skin from UV damage. Continuing steadily leads to skin tightening.

Dietary Improvement

Diet is also deeply related to a blurred facial line. A salty diet can cause puffiness, and excess sugar intake can also affect collagen, which supports skin elasticity. Being mindful of a balanced diet lets you aim for a cleaner impression from within. Especially recommended are foods containing vitamin C, which has antioxidant properties, and potassium, which prevents puffiness. For example, gradually incorporate broccoli, tomatoes, avocados, and seaweed.

Adequate Sleep

Continued sleep deprivation can easily cause puffiness, reduced metabolism, and hormonal imbalance, also affecting a blurred facial line. Sleeping deeply lets skin regeneration and waste expulsion go more smoothly, changing your facial cleanliness in the morning. Ideally, create a rhythm of sleeping and waking at the same time every day. Light from smartphones and TVs can lower sleep quality, so before bed, gradually dim the lighting to create an environment that relaxes both mind and body. It’s said that beautiful skin is made at night, making sleep an important beauty habit.

For Improving a Blurred Facial Line, KADOMORI’s Treatments Are Recommended!

When self-care alone feels insufficient, our salon’s treatments are recommended.
We offer many treatments that can address a blurred facial line. Through care that draws out your skin’s original firmness and treatments that beautifully refine your facial line, let’s aim for a profile you can feel confident about. Here we introduce two recommended treatments.

Small-Face Lift Photo

For those concerned about a blurred facial line or enlarged pores, KADOMORI’s “Small-Face Lift Photo” is perfect. This treatment simultaneously radiates a special light called IPL and RF (radio-frequency), which warms the skin from within, significantly promoting collagen production deep within the skin. It draws out the skin’s original firmness and elasticity, tightening a face that tends to look saggy. After treatment, some people feel their skin has become plump, as soft as a baby’s. It’s recommended for those who want to restore their skin’s vitality with the gentle power of light and heat.

Small-Face Design HIFU

For those who think “I want an even cleaner facial line,” KADOMORI’s “Small-Face Design HIFU” is chosen. This treatment uses our own specially developed HIFU machine, thoroughly approaching the deep layers that can be called the face’s foundation. Centering on areas concerning you for sagging or wrinkles, we carefully design the whole face. A happy point is that HIFU’s characteristic pinpoint stimulation makes a lifting effect easy to feel. Let’s aim for the sharpest profile you’ve ever had.

Troubled by a Blurred Facial Line? Consult KADOMORI!

This article has detailed the causes of a blurred facial line, improvement methods, and our recommended treatments. There are various causes of a blurred facial line, but it’s possible to achieve a cleaner appearance by improving your lifestyle habits. If you want to feel effects right away, let’s say goodbye to a blurred facial line with our salon’s treatments. If you’re currently troubled by a blurred facial line, please consult KADOMORI!