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New Delhi: Many beauty-conscious people do multiple things to elevate their beauty game. While doing so, they forget about that slight bulge below the chin that can ruin the beauty by impacting the jawline. Some blame it on age or weight, but the real culprit is the extra screen time you spend with your smartphone. In modern times, there's a term called tech neck. It’s the modern-age posture problem caused by continuously looking down at screens, which is quietly reshaping jawlines even in women in their 20s.
Experts say that tilting your head down for hours daily weakens neck muscles, leads to skin sagging, and encourages fat deposits under the chin. Other causes, including genetics, stress, and poor sleep, become the perfect recipe for an early double chin. The good news is that it’s reversible. With facial workouts, mindful posture, and a few simple self-care habits, you can tone your jawline and reclaim beauty and that youthful contour. Sometimes, the secret to the perfect jawline isn’t with the beauty expert, but in how you hold your phone.
Tech neck refers to pain, stiffness, and posture issues in the neck and shoulders from looking down at digital devices for long periods. It causes the slight bulging or sagging that forms below the chin and along the jawline. As the time passes, this position compresses the skin and soft tissue around the neck, leading to visible creases and a subtle double chin. It’s a beauty concern born from modern habits like the endless screen time that keep your head tilted forward for hours every day.
Even young people and fit individuals aren’t immune to tech neck. The main reasons are poor posture, over screen time, genetic tendency, lack of movement and lifestyle stress like dehydration, inadequate sleep, and excess sugar. All of these reduce skin’s elasticity, subtly softening the jawline.
Consistent habits are the key to reducing tech neck. Here are the ways.
Lift your screen
Keep phones and laptops at eye level to avoid tilting your head.
Facial yoga
Practice the kiss the ceiling pose, tongue-to-roof press, and gentle chin lifts for 5 minutes daily to tone jaw muscles.
Facial massage
Do a facial massage by using fingertips. You can opt for a gua sha tool, too. These techniques improve blood flow and contour.
Hydrate and nourish
Drink enough water or eat rich fruits and vegetables, eat vitamin C–rich fruits, and include collagen-supporting foods like almonds, papaya, and citrus.
Maintain royal posture
Keep your shoulders back and neck tall. It’s not just about maintaining royal elegance, but effective against sagging skin.
Tech neck, or the double chin, is the new-age beauty challenge that reflects our digital habits. The more we scroll, the more our posture sculpts our face literally. But awareness and mindful screen habits will turn the beauty game because glowing skin begins not just with what you apply, but with how you hold yourself.
