Facial Rejuvenation

Facial rejuvenation acupuncture uses acupuncture, Chinese herbology and lifestyle modifications to re-balance facial circulation and reduce the signs of aging. It’s a painless, nonsurgical process that improves facial muscle tone, revitalizes aging skin and visibly improves appearance by detoxifying mind and body. Facial acupuncture works on both an energetic and a physical level: reducing bags and sagging around the eyes, tightening the sagging skin around the neck, plumping the apples of cheeks, diminishing fine lines and wrinkles and restoring a youthful radiant glow.

Facial rejuvenation acupuncture works by improving circulation and blood flow to the face, strengthening weakened facial muscles and facilitating the removal of harmful and age-causing toxins that have accumulated in the face and head. There is neither surgery nor painful injections.

Results should be visible within a few sessions.

What’s the origination of facial rejuvenation acupuncture?
According to Traditional Oriental Medicine theory our skin is an external manifestation of our internal health. As early as the Sung Dynasty (960 to 1270 AD), acupuncture rejuvenation practices were used on the Empress and the Emperor’s concubines. The Chinese discovered ways to change the 'energy' flow, or circulation, within the body to initiate the healing process for rejuvenation. Although it is now being referred to as an “acupuncture facelift”, facial rejuvenation with acupuncture is more than a “cosmetic” procedure, it revitalizes the way you look and feel from the inside out.

Based on the holistic principle of Traditional Oriental Medicine, facial rejuvenation acupuncture treats not only the physical signs of aging like wrinkles and sagging skin, but also the underlying internal root causes that lead to aging.

How does it work?
Facial rejuvenation acupuncture combined with Chinese herbology has been demonstrated to erase as many as ten years from the face. The results are apparent after five to seven treatments. These treatments improve circulation in the face and the body, bring nutrients and hydration to the skin and remove built up metabolic toxins that cause aging. By causing what is known as a 'micro-trauma' around the site of wrinkles, facial rejuvenation acupuncture has been shown to increase the body’s ability to produce collagen and facilitates its ability to firm the skin and fill out wrinkles. This process causes fine lines and even deeper wrinkles to be reduced.

Improved muscle tone and firming of jowls, droopy cheeks and eyelids is achieved by working with specific facial muscles, and needling 'motor points' of these muscles to improve their strength, thereby lifting and toning them. By improving fluid metabolism, facial acupuncture, also reduces bags and dark circles under the eyes and removes toxins that are causing an aged and 'ruddy' appearance. Other results include increased moisturizing of the skin, tightening of the pores, brightening of the eyes, improved hormonal balance and a reduction of the often “stressed” look that aging brings on.

This process brings out you own internal radiance and beauty.

Who could benefit from facial rejuvenation acupuncture?
Anyone who is interested in looking and feeling younger or slowing down the aging process can benefit from facial rejuvenation acupuncture. Different points are stimulated depending on how an individual is aging.

What is the course of treatment?
Usually, a course of 10 treatments is recommended; given either once or twice a week depending upon the individual needs of each patient. The effects of facial rejuvenation acupuncture become noticeable and lasting around the seventh session, although many people notice improvement even sooner. Each person responds differently, depending on the condition and the lifestyle prior to treatment.

Following the initial course of treatment, maintenance sessions can prolong the results for five to ten years. The results can also be enhanced with a healthier diet and lifestyle.

What research that demonstrates effectiveness?
The use of acupuncture in cosmetology, especially for preventing and reducing wrinkles has already gained popularity in Asia and Europe. It is only just catching on in the United States. A report in the International Journal of Clinical Acupuncture in 1996, reported that among 300 cases of those treated with facial acupuncture, 90% had marked effects of improvement after one course of treatment.

The effects included: improved elasticity, more youthful complexion, and overall rejuvenation that was not confined to the face alone. These people looked younger and more vibrant all over. This is because treating underlying imbalances is the preferable way to achieve lasting results than just treating outward symptoms.

Why choose facial rejuvenation acupuncture over surgery or injections?
Facial rejuvenation acupuncture is an excellent alternative to surgery and injections (or a compliment depending on the time frame). It is virtually painless, has no side effects and does not carry an artificial look that surgery can bring. There is virtually immediate recovery. While it obviously cannot reshape a nose or chin, it does provide a more subtle natural looking alternative to going under the knife.

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