Woman’s 37-Stitch Dog Bite Scar and Wrinkles ‘Gone’ Thanks to Face Yoga

After a traumatic dog bite that required 37 stitches around her mouth, Jillian Osborne, 48, was left feeling devastated. “It wasn’t the main scar I hated most; it was the tiny stitch marks. I felt like Frankenstein,” she recalls. The accident shattered Jillian’s confidence and left her heartbroken about her appearance.

Determined to find a natural solution, Jillian turned to face yoga, a practice combining facial exercises, massages, and stretches designed to tone and strengthen facial muscles. To her amazement, she saw her scars begin to fade and her skin transform. “I couldn’t believe the changes I was seeing with yoga,” Jillian says. “Improved blood flow helped my scars diminish, my dark circles faded, my lips appeared fuller, and the fine lines softened.”

As her skin healed, so did her self-image. Today, Jillian works with the face yoga app Luvly, developing courses to help others achieve similar results. “Face yoga has been around for centuries,” she explains, “but more people are discovering its healing power. With step-by-step instruction, apps can guide users to build lasting habits and improve their results.”

Face yoga promotes blood circulation and lymphatic drainage, helps relieve facial tension, and may reduce puffiness and wrinkles by strengthening and firming muscles. Some routines even incorporate acupressure to activate specific facial points.

Research, while limited, supports these benefits. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that a regular facial exercise routine—about 30 minutes daily or every other day for 20 weeks—can modestly improve facial appearance, particularly among middle-aged women.

Experts emphasize that consistent practice and proper technique are essential to seeing real results and avoiding any potential strain or worsening of wrinkles. For Jillian, face yoga was a natural, non-invasive path to healing both her scars and confidence—a powerful reminder of the body’s ability to regenerate with the right approach.