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Can Periodically Pressing Upward With Fingers Or Hand On Neck

Posted on Fri, 19 Apr 2019

Question: Can periodically pressing upward with fingers or hand on neck area where neck meets jaw or jawline cause any lengthening of face or facial bones? Picture attached shows area in which I pressed upward.

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Prasad J (4 minutes later)

periodically pressed upward...

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No...

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

No, pressure over the neck by finger or hard will not alter the size and shape of facial bones. You can be rest assured about this fact.

Hope this helps. Let me know if you need clarifications.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Prasad J (2 days later)

So periodically pressing upward with fingers or hand (as in direction of arrows in picture, fingers/hands in direction of arrows) on neck area where neck meets jaw or jawline would not cause any lengthening of face or facial bones?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
No...

Detailed Answer:
No, pressing the area upward periodically any number of times will not lead to changes in the face or the facial bones. Unless there is a severe trauma resulting in fractures where in there can be facial bone changes; periodically pressing upward will not cause any significant damages to the structures.

Hope this is clear. Let me know if you need clarifications.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Prasad J (25 hours later)

So this would not cause any lengthening or flattening of the face or facial bones or any lengthening or flattening of jawline area or bone in jawline area (area described above) periodically pressed?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Prasad J (3 days later)

Brief Answer:
Affirmative...

Detailed Answer:
Yes, it would not cause any of those - lengthening or flattening of face or facial bones / jaw bones.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Prasad