'Smartphone face' is on rise

May 17, 2012 20:53
'Smartphone face' is on rise

Are you an addict to mobile, laptop and what else, to all modern technologies? If so, you are at the risk of having sagging jowls, say aesthetic experts.

As per the statistics released by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) ‘chinplants’ are becoming the fastest growing cosmetic surgery trend.

They revealed that by smart phone and laptop use, could cause facial skin and muscle to lose its elasticity as people spend an increasing amount of time sat with their heads bent.

This phenomenon, dubbed ‘smart phone face’ could be behind the growing trend for skin tightening treatments and chin implants. It may cost around 4, 29 pounds.

In 2011 its popularity grew more than breast augmentation, Botox and liposuction combined.

Leading doctors are of the opinion that technology could be behind the growing trend, as poor posture can promote saggy jowls, double chins and ‘marionette lines’ - the creases from the corners of the mouth down the chin.

Dr Mervyn Patterson of the Woodford Medical group stated after confirming the condition, they coined it as ‘smart phone face.’

He said, “If you sit for hours with your head bent slightly forward, staring at your iPhone or laptop screen, you may shorten the neck muscles and increase the gravitational pull on the jowl area, leading to a drooping jaw line.”

91 per cent of adults use a mobile phone while 27 per cent opt for smart phones, according to Ofcom’s 2011 Communication Market Report.

The Health and Safety Executive’s Horizon Scanning paper reported that by 2015, 70-80 per cent of workers could be, at least partially, working remotely from a laptop.

ASPS president Dr Malcolm Roth also suggested that the use of video chat causes people to be more conscious of their appearance.

“The chin and jaw line are among the first areas to show signs of ageing. As more people see themselves on video chat technology, they may notice that their jaw line is not as sharp as they want,” he stated.

Dr Nick Lowe of London’s Cranley Clinic revealed that other causes of a sagging complexion could include a naturally short, weak chin, weight fluctuations and even exercise and diet.   (msn)

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