6 Ways Acupuncture Makes You Look Younger

Acupuncture has been practiced as a beauty enhancement technique for thousands and thousands of years.  Referred to as “mei rong” or “beautiful face,” a whole host of Chinese Medicine techniques were traditionally employed by the emperors and empresses of China to reduce lines and wrinkles, enhance beauty and increase longevity.  These included Acupuncture, Chinese herbal therapies, facial massage using hands, jade gua sha tools, cupping and jade rollers, Qi Gong, Meditation and dietary therapies.  

This Chinese Medicine Anti-Aging system is now commonly referred to as Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture  or just Facial Acupuncture for short and it is an ancient tried and true natural anti-aging method. It works from the outside in and from in the inside out to reduce the signs of aging, heal skin and body damage, and slow the aging process all together.

Visibly, Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture can:

1. Reduce deep and eliminate shallow forehead furrows, often referred to as the 11’s

2. Reduce deep and eliminate shallow forehead lines and smile lines

3. Reduce deep and eliminate shallow crows feet wrinkles around the eyes

4. Slow and prevent formation of new lines and wrinkles to maintain a youthful appearance

5. Improve skin tone and elasticity 

6. Reduce redness

Reduce Deep and Eliminate Shallow Lines and Wrinkles

Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture works on energetic and physical levels to create immediate and lasting change.  Energetically, it improves Qi and Blood flow to the face and within the body as a whole.  The healthier you are inside, the healthier you will appear outside on all levels.

Physically, Facial Acupuncture works to relax the muscles of the face which can smooth lines and wrinkles as well as prevent recurrence.   It also increases collagen and elastin.  This acts like a natural filler and over a course of treatment, fine lines often disappear while deeper wrinkles can reduce significantly.

Slow and Prevent Formation of New Lines and Wrinkles
Maintain a Youthful Appearance Longer

Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture can be used preventatively to slow and prevent the appearance of aging in the face.  Much of what we consider to be an “aged” appearance has to do with forehead furrows, smile lines and crows feet; in other words expression lines.  

By starting Facial Acupuncture early, say in the early 30’s, we can reverse and relax the muscle patterns that lead to these types of lines thereby preventing the worst damage and slowing the visible aging process.  

Muscle patterns in the face can be felt by an experienced practitioner before the lines on the surface of the skin start to show - both the muscle underlying and the skin layer on top can be treated at this stage to prevent visible signs of aging.

Improve Skin Tone and Elasticity

Improvements in skin tone and elasticity are one of the first things people generally see with Facial Acupuncture.  Increased Qi and Blood flow to the face combined with “microtrauma” can quickly show changes and give the skin a healthy glow.

“Microtrauma” is the theory that acupuncture, while not damaging, is invasive and therefore causes a the immune system to mount a localized healing response.  White blood cells arrive at the area of “trauma” and find there is almost nothing to do so they heal any damaged or broken tissue - which includes laying down collagen and elastin - at the site of needle insertion.

Reduce Redness in the Complexion

The face is largely dominated by the Stomach Channel in Chinese Medicine which is very sensitive to heat.  Acne Rosacea? Traditionally a Stomach Heat diagnosis - a clue as to why hot and spicy foods in particular tend to cause break outs and flare ups.

Clearing heat from the face via the Stomach Channel, using Acupuncture points not only on the face but in the feet and legs in particular, combined with specific herbs and dietary therapies can be highly effective for reducing redness in the complexion.

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Until next time,

~Rebecca