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Do you want a more defined jawline, and make your double chin disappear without going through surgery? This is the principle of “mewing”, a simple technique to do on your own at home.
The term ‘mewing’ translates to ‘meowing’, but it actually has absolutely no relation to the cry of our favorite felines. The name of this technique refers to the British orthodontist John Mew, who is said to have originated it, before his son Mike Mew popularized it on his YouTube channel. Orthotropics. For simplicity, this technique consists of re-educating the positioning of the tongue correctly. It involves placing the tongue against the palate, without touching the front teeth, and keeping – if possible – the mouth closed. The goal is to force breathing through the nose.
An old method but recently brought up to date on TikTok. For users, itIt is for aesthetic purposes that this technique is practiced. She would allow to get a square jawof get rid of double chin, or to make his face more harmonious. The technique achieves a result similar to the jawline contouring method but without surgery.
An orthodontic technique originally
Born in 1928, John Mew has been interested for years in the causes of malocclusion, which, according to his conclusions, would be the result of the evolution of our lifestyles, and not of genetics. It is more particularly our taste for soft and cooked foods which would ultimately be responsible for a less sculpted and less toned jaw, gradually transforming the shape of the face and giving rise to many inconveniences. All linked – initially – to poor positioning of the tongue. The technique developed by the orthodontist in response to this phenomenon aimed to strengthen the functions of chewing and swallowing to strengthen the jaw, and realign the main areas of the face.
No need for cosmetic surgery for this. The ‘mewing’ consists of practicing re-education exercises of the placement of the tongue. The ideal is to perform this exercise during meals or while drinking water, at first, so that this position becomes automatic. It is enough to test to realize that the jaw is indeed solicited, but several months seem necessary to see the first results.