Chew on this: it’s a brace for your face

A “BEAUTIFYING” brace that fixes faces instead of teeth has been launched in Britain.

The device fits in the mouth and places a load on the facial muscles, improving tone and circulation.

Wearers have reported remarkable anti-ageing effects, including reduced lines and eye bags, more prominent cheekbones, smoother skin, and a firmer jaw line.

The “Oralift” brace is even said to improve hair quality and increase fullness of the lips.

Inventor Dr Nick Mohindra, a dentist based in London, developed the Oralift over five years.

It emerged from work he carried out pioneering the “dental facelift” which involves altering the height of the teeth.

A research paper published in the British Dental Journal in 2002 showed that 80% of patients given the “facelift” were judged to look between five and 20 years younger.

Unlike this technique the Oralift requires no dental procedures, such as the fitting of crowns.

The tailor-made device is designed to increase the gap between the upper and lower teeth — known as the “free-way space” — which is usually no more than three millimetres.

Separating the teeth with the Oralift forces the facial muscles to adapt to a new “free way space“.

This sets off a series of responses, including boosting the flow of blood and oxygen to the muscles of the face and neck, and triggering healing processes.

Dr Mohindra, of Added Dimension Dentistry said: “People spend a fortune on cosmetic surgery, which doesn’t always have the desired result and can occasionally prove disastrous. Oralift sculpts the face without the need of a scalpel, using the body’s own natural healing processes, and is completely safe.”

The appliance can be worn at night, when it works passively, or during the day and while eating.

Daytime use involves “active exercise” and loads the facial muscles even more.

At £2,500, (3670) the Oralift is not cheap, though it is said to last a lifetime. One patient who can afford it is Janan Harb, 58, wife of the late King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

Quoted on Dr Mohindra’s website, www.oralift.com, she said: “This treatment has given me back my youthful look and restored the vitality to my face.”