Marionette Lines? Here’s How To Get Rid Of Them

The mouth area shows your age, but it also shows your emotions. When the corners of your mouth are down, which can naturally occur as you age, you look unhappy or sad.

The Face Yoga Method is the mouth’s best ally because it can improve your smile, get rid of marionette lines and nasolabial folds, naturally! In addition, your smile is dependent on many different muscles. Learning to isolate and use these muscles will result in your desired smile, and teach you how to use which muscle when. 

Training your mouth area not only makes you look younger and happier, but also gives you a natural, happy smile, which makes you more confident and at ease, and sends good energy to those around you. 

How can you tone your mouth and cheek area through Face Yoga? We outline some of our most common exercises for the most common needs below! 

BEST EXERCISES FOR MARIONETTE LINES

1: Smile Lifter

One of the more common concerns we hear in our Face Yoga Community is the droopy corners on the sides of the mouth. The mouth can naturally droop as you age, and sometimes common Aging Habits contribute to this as well. 

One misconception is that the cheek muscles and mouth muscles are separate from each other, when in fact understanding one will allow you to understand the other as they work in unison with each other. 

To naturally lift up your cheeks and the corners of your mouth, we’ll start with the Smile Lifter
(it also tones your neck)!

  1. Move your jaw slightly forward and curl your lower lips over your teeth. 
  2. Smile, making sure both corners of your mouth are at the same level. 
  3. Lift up the chin slightly. 
  4. Push your tongue up to the roof of your mouth. 
  5. Keep pushing hard for 10 seconds, then relax. 
  6. Repeat 2 more times.

By pushing your tongue up to the roof of your mouth, the muscles around your mouth and cheeks contract more and tone your neck area. 

A woman doing face yoga for marionette lines.

2: The Big O

The most versatile Face Yoga Method is definitely The Big O! It smooths out nasolabial fold lines and increases blood circulation throughout your entire face and neck area. 

  1. Open your mouth by dropping your jaw and make an “O” shape with your mouth by pressing your upper lip area against your teeth. 
  2. Feel the smoothening sensation under your eye area. 
  3. Hold this for 10 seconds. 
  4. Repeat 2 more sets. 

Don’t tighten your jaw or chin area. Instead, when you open your mouth, drop your jaw.

A woman doing face yoga for marionette lines.

3: The 3-IN-1 Super Cheek

To make your cheeks fuller, lift them up, and reduce smile lines — The 3-IN-1 Super Cheek is your go-to.

  1. Move your chin slightly forward and place your lower lip over your upper lip. Open your eyes wide without wrinkling your forehead. 
  2. Lift up the corners of your mouth. Feel the tension on your cheeks. 
  3. Place your thumbs under your chin and your middle and index fingers on your cheeks. 
  4. Slowly move your index and middle fingers toward your ears. You should see fewer nasolabial fold lines. Hold this Pose for 10 seconds.
  5. Come out of the Pose, do The Big O, to smooth out your mouth area, and relax. 
  6. Repeat 2 more sets. 

The best spot to place your index and middle fingers is where you see the fewest smile lines.

A woman doing face yoga for marionette lines.

UP-LEVELLING YOUR RESULTS

Now that you know that the muscles in your face are intricately connected, you understand the importance of working ALL of them. Even if you feel something doesn’t pertain to your specific needs, strengthening each muscle of the area you’d like to tone is the secret to extraordinary results and, as you may have already noticed, to getting rid of marionette lines, among others!

Want to see them on your own face?

We separated the face into three main areas with the mouth and cheek being one of them. We then took it a step further and created an exclusive 28-Day Program that focuses on the entire mouth and cheek area! In this program, you can find tons of facial exercises that target exclusively marionette lines!

A woman doing face yoga for marionette lines.


This Program will walk you through every single exercise for the mouth and cheek area ensuring undeniable results, versatility in your Practice, and activation of every single mouth and cheek muscle.

P.S. There’s many! 


31 thoughts on “Marionette Lines? Here’s How To Get Rid Of Them”

  1. I love your website and lessons. I am doing bootcamp for 3 years and really see the results. Thank you also for sharing helpful tips. FaceYoga really is a gamechanger. I love it 🙂

  2. I recently had an operation to remove a cancerous lesion above my left upper lip and into my nose. I am still rather swollen and numb so having difficulty with these exercises. I really want to eliminate the stitch lines in the trough of my left smile line, along the upper left lip and on the philtrum. Any suggestions?

    1. We recommnd that you check our Mouth and Cheek Jump Start Program that is specifically designed to help you with this area!

  3. I’m new to Face Yoga, but really love it now. Thank you so much for sharing this amazing piece of content.

  4. Hi Fumiko,
    I am so excited to start using your videos and understanding the face yoga method. I had Bell’s Palsy some years ago and I am starting to see unevenness as I get older. I hope to feel and see my muscles become firmer and stronger. I am also so happy to see exercises for making my skinny cheeks a little fuller. I cant wait to see some results.
    Thank you 🙂

    1. Fumiko Takatsu

      Hey Liz! I’m so glad you’re checking out my videos and getting into face yoga. I’m really happy that I can assist you with that! It’s awesome that you’re interested in getting fuller cheeks – we definitely have routines for that. Just remember that progress takes time, so stick with it and be patient. Good luck on your face yoga journey! ❤

  5. Hello Fumiko,
    I am impressed on your face Yoga method. I loved your videos.. These are very helpful & understandable vidios.
    Thank you so much Fumiko for sharing importance of self face by this face Yoga method.
    Thank you once again.

  6. Hello Fumiko. I have been doing your face yoga for years now. I am so
    delighted with the results. Thank you for sharing and caring.

    Love,
    Terry

  7. Hi,

    I ❤all 3 of them! They are very quick and easy to do. I find the best time, is when you first wake up. Yawning does this naturally, so these just add to it.

    1. Stay away from junk food…fried food, sugar and check your hormonal balance. Keep your face clean.That is how I got rid of mine

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