Lymphatic drainage: Do face massages help against anti-aging?

Yoga for the face, countless creams and serums, expensive LED masks – the alleged ways to combat skin aging are varied. With the face massage there is currently a trend that is also free. The face is massaged for almost several minutes every day, with the blood circulation stimulated, the lymphatic drainage is to be improved and tension is to be eliminated.

It is demonstrated on social media: Tikoker Devon Kelley massaged, strokes and kneads her face in an eight -minute routine five times a week and has created it. In just two weeks, changes should be seen, she promises. On Tikkok, their followers write that their faces have also changed.

However, it cannot be wrinkles. As is known, they arise in old age from the dwindling elastic in the connective tissue, the reduction of collagen -based support tissue and the loss of hyaluronic acid. None of these three factors can be remedied with massages.

However, there is often talk of lymphatic fluid in connection with facial massages, which is to be “wiped out” from the face, so to speak, through the movements. In the medical context, the massage is known as lymphatic drainage. The transport of lymphatic fluid is mostly stimulated in the legs or arms by gentle handle techniques. The goal is to reduce swelling and pain from lymph and lipedema patients or pregnant women.

Cosmetics studios promise positive effects such as a less swollen face, fewer impurities and fewer redness through professional lymphatic drainage on the face. So do face massages actually work?

Whether you carry out the massage on home, gem stone scooters or your fingers or have it carried out in the cosmetic studio – the principle is the same: the lymphatic vessels are massaged, with water moving and a short -term effect can arise. A respondent dermatologist confirmed that the massage can be advantageous “because she increases the movement in our face and reduces the collecting accumulation”.

Combining your Skincare routine with a gentle face massage can thus minimally reduce swelling, stimulate blood circulation and ensure a refreshing complexion. A long-term anti-aging effect in the sense of a painless facelift, as is often promised on social media, is excluded.