Preserving Facial Harmony: 4 Key Tips for Maintaining Symmetry

Facial symmetry is the biological standard for human attraction. It helps balance your facial proportions (eyes, ears, mouth, etcetera) harmoniously. Your face shapes the majority of people’s first impressions of you, making it an important aspect to maintaining self-confidence and being approachable, such as when meeting new neighbors in your new neighborhood at Wynwood Grand. Here are 4 core tips to maintain overall facial balance.

Chew on Both Sides Evenly

To prevent overtraining (or overdeveloping if you are in puberty/teens) one side of your jaw, which can make it unequally defined and even lead to oral health overtime, avoid one-sided chewing at all times. If you have a hard time masticating on both sides simultaneously, solely chew on one side then on the other.

Maintain Proper Tongue Posture

Resting your whole tongue palate naturally suctioned on to the roof of your mouth acts as a central anchor that if avoided, weakens the lower jaw and leans more toward a side it favors. Pair this with lightly closed lips, proper head and neck posture, and breathing through the nose (mewing) helps balance facial symmetry and even prevent long face syndrome.

Disrupt One-Sided Habits

One-sided teeth clenching, one-handed chin resting, smiling/smirking on one side, and a whole lot of others are primary factors that significantly contribute to facial asymmetry. You’re actively and unintentionally letting one side rest more often than the other, straining, stretching, and crushing that other part.

Sleep On Your Back

Side sleeping and back sleeping inevitably puts heavy mechanical tension onto one side of your face, stretching and crushing your facial proportions on one side. If sleeping on your back seems impossible or difficult, which is natural for a majority of people, just consciously switch sides during the night or the next day.