Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture

A recent practice of Acupuncture treatment that is emerging today is the re-discovery of Cosmetic Acupuncture. Most often referred to as Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, the practice has been a offshoot of Traditional Chinese Medicine going back to 1200 AD when the Chinese Empress and the Emperor's concubines used these techniques to maintain their beauty as well as their good health.

Very fine Acupuncture needles are placed into strategic locations on the face in order to stimulate many of the muscles of the face that shape and control facial tone and skin firmness. Some of the motor points targeted are stimulated to release excess tension while others are stimulated to regain their loss of contraction. The results are the relaxing of wrinkle producing tension and the pulling up of loose skin areas.

In other wrinkle ridden areas, the needles stimulate collagen production from the body to replenish natural collagen loss due to age or skin damage. By inserting these needles in the area, the body's natural reaction is to send healing processes to the area, thereby reproducing skin structure in that area. Scars can also be reduced by the same process.

In addition to direct facial needling, the body is also treated with Acupuncture. As with other conditions treated by Traditional Chinese Medicine, skin quality of the face reflects the overall condition of the health of the body. For lasting change, the underlying excesses or deficiencies of the body must also be placed in balance.


The average Facial Rejuvenation treatment will range from one hour to an hour and a half. In that time your practitioner will discuss with you recommended dietary suggestions and lifestyle changes that will help you maintain a youthful appearance and overall better health. Besides the Acupuncture treatments you will, periodically, have your skin treated with herbal washes and masks to invigorate and tighten your skin and its pores for a healthier glow and appearance.

See the difference.

You will begin to see a difference even after the first treatment, but for more dramatic and lasting results we highly recommend a series of twelve treatments for a substantial difference. Once this level is achieved return "booster" visits can be scheduled for two or three times per year afterwards in order to maintain your best appearance. *Patients who smoke can expect to require two to three additional treatments for maximum results compared to those who do not smoke. Like many other parts of the body, smoking affects the quality and condition of the skin.

Compared to the high cost and invasive nature of plastic surgery or injections of chemical substances to paralyze facial muscles, Cosmetic Acupuncture is far more patient friendly. Add to this the ease of treatment that can be done during a long lunch hour with no "down time" for recovery, and the choice seems pretty clear. No anesthesia, no chemicals, no hypodermic injections, no scars, no cutting, no recovery period, no strong medications.

Benefits

The benefits of Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture can be astounding. For many, the ability to take what appears to be as much as 5 to 10 years of age from the face is well worth the effort. In the process of this procedure you will benefit from:

• Improvement of facial muscle tone

• Softening and/or erasure of fine lines and wrinkles

• Reducing the depth of deeper facial lines

• Increasing local blood circulation for healthier skin

• Decreased puffines and bags under the eyes

• The reduction or elimination of Rosacea and/or Acne

• A smoother complexion with tightening of pores

But most importantly, the confidence of knowing you look your best, all the time, naturally, without any "work done" outside of your own body's natural healing.