The concept of this non-surgical cosmetic treatment is to obtain natural younger and healthy skin, minimize fine lines and wrinkles only by using the finest and hair-like needles to stimulate the meridian in order to increase the blood circulation, relax or tighten the facial muscles, enhance collagen production and tone for a vital and youthful facial appearance.
This procedure allows the skin to be nourished, oxygenated, and moisturized from the inside out. Additionally, the increased production of collagen tightens the skin. Hence, the treatment improves the complexion and elasticity of the skin. During each treatment, medical acupuncture is used, meaning that body needles are placed to work on stress levels, pain, insomnia, or anything else that is currently bothering the patient. This helps immensely in the outcome of radiant skin as the body is all connected.
Softens fine lines
Tightens the skin and restores elasticity
Brightens overall complexion
Reduction in any hyper-pigmentation
Reduction in puffiness and dark circles around the eyes
Improves Acne
Wrinkles that are minimized include:
- Marionette Lines -lines framing the mouth
- Glabellar Lines -vertical wrinkles between the eyebrows(frown lines, “the 11”)
- Crow’s Feet -wrinkles at the outer corner of the eyes
- Smile lines -deep folds between the nose and the mouth(laugh lines, nasolabial folds)
- Forehead Lines -horizontal wrinkles across the forehead
- Eyelid Lines
- Under-eye lines
- Vertical lip lines -small wrinkles around the mouth
- Chin lines
- Necklines
To be more specific, other than the various areas of the face that have wrinkles, this treatment has many other beneficial results for rejuvenating the skin including:
Renewing facial glow
Oxygenating the skin
Regulating acne-prone skin
Balancing oily/dry skin
Firming facial skin
Diminishing skin discoloration
Brightening dark circles under eyes
Tightening pores
Brightening sallow complexion
Tightening sagging eyelids
Temporarily plumping lip
Course of treatments:
A general course of 10 treatments is done per area of the face.
Results after facial acupuncture:
Usually, after a few treatments, a patient notices some changes. Around the 7th or 8th treatment, the collagen starts to kick in and wrinkles start diminishing. After this, maintenance of one treatment a month is done depending on the age of the patient. no downtime, no anesthesia, no
side effects.
Acupuncture vs Botox:
Many patients who are afraid of needles choose to use facial acupuncture to take care of those pesky fine to medium wrinkles. And some may possibly choose to go the route of Botox or other fillers to take care of those stubborn deep wrinkles. In fact, those people who choose both Botox and cosmetic acupuncture treatments will notice that the life of their Botox has been prolonged.
Acupuncture and Facial Acupuncture:
To explain acupuncture in a nutshell, it is viewing every part of your body as a whole. So when your face is getting needles, your body is as well to enhance the results; by placing needles into body points that will balance your hormones, stress, digestion, sleep and immune system, your skin will start to glow. That means that treating the face is part of it and treating the rest of the body completes it. When your entire body is in balance, so is your skin.