Does Face Tape Actually Reduce Wrinkles? Plus, Other Options 

When I first heard about face taping to ease wrinkles, I figured it was another passing fad, but the hack has seemed to stick around and gain even more attention as of late.

Face taping may help to ease wrinkle appearance, but not by smoothing them overnight (as many people think). 

“Just putting tape over your wrinkles will not make your wrinkles smoother,” board-certified plastic surgeon Anthony Youn, M.D., explained via TikTok.

In the clip, Youn reacts to another video from content creator, @likalifestylee, sharing positive results from using the patches on her forehead lines. 

The results from consistent use show less movement on the forehead area when the user raises her brows, hinting at a similar effect to Botox.

While they may not work like the aforementioned skin treatment, that doesn’t mean face taping is useless. In fact, tape can be extremely helpful for expression wrinkles, like those in the original video. “They can act as a reminder for you not to crinkle those muscles that create those lines,” Youn says. 

The less often you move those facial muscles, the smoother your wrinkles will appear over time. That being said, they’re more beneficial for dynamic wrinkles than simply age-related fine lines. 

Using face tape may ease the appearance of dynamic wrinkles, because it helps encourage less movement on the face, thus alleviating the depth of those fine lines.