How To Prevent Tech Neck

In this age of social media, skin issues are cropping up in the most unlikely places. Sally Hunwick finds out how our obsession with smartphones is turning into a real pain in the neck for our skin

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PUTTING YOUR NECK OUT

Find yourself checking your phone every 12 minutes? (It’s the average number of times we check our phone*.) All that scrolling could be having an effect on your neck and décolletage. Dubbed “tech neck”, it’s caused, in part, by repeated head tilting to check our screens. “There is a growing concern about the additional strain on the neck and décolleté area in today’s social media age,” says Shelly Petersen, a national trainer at Babor Cosmetics. “Constant minor movements to check our screens weighs on the skin, causing the neck to fold and wrinkle, which can increase premature ageing.”

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