Pucker & Pout

You’ve changed. Did you get a haircut? No. You’ve been exercising your face muscles, feeling that lactic-acid burn that comes when you push yourself to the point of muzzle failure. Called a non-surgical facelift, a new class at McHenry County College teaches you how to pout, pucker and smile until it hurts. Cynthia Hignight, 56, who teaches “Facercise” at MCC, said some could see results after the first session. She guarantees reversal of the effects of gravity and aging for those who stick to a regimen – working out five days a week, 11 minutes a workout. “Skeletal muscles are the same whether they’re your face or your body,” Hignight said. “You need to exercise them.” She prefers to keep classes to a maximum of eight so she can focus on