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August 2008 - Posts

Flex-Away Facial Exerciser: Anti-aging or just scary?

Posted: Wednesday, August 13, 2008 3:16 PM

By Diane Mapes

What it is: Flex-Away facial exerciser and toner, $49, www.flexawaysystem.com.


What it claims to do:The manufacturer, Hanna Ibes, Inc., says the Flex-Away facial exerciser gives the face and neck muscles the “workout they need to stay fit and healthy.” It promises users will see their “down-turned lips become rounded and lifted, giving the entire face a younger appearance” and “lower cheeks appear hollower for a classic sculptured look.

The device promises to exercise the “large and powerful muscles surrounding the lips,” which supposedly connect to the rest of your face muscles like ”the hub of a wheel, with many spokes.” CONTINUED >>

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