Cosmetic Acupuncture

“Youth is the gift of nature, but age is a work of art” ~ Garson Kanin

Cosmetic Acupuncture (or Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture) is a safe, painless and effective treatment for renewing the face and the entire body. 

It can help to erase fine lines, soften deeper lines, and firm bags around the neck and eyes.

Since the face is a reflection of the health of the entire body I always do constitutional acupuncture points in conjunction with the cosmetic acupuncture. I will address your particular concerns in your first session.
Woman getting Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture
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Cosmetic Acupuncture (or Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture) is a safe, painless, and effective treatment for renewing the face and the entire body. It can help to erase fine lines, soften deeper lines, and firm bags around the neck and eyes.

Cosmetic acupuncture is done in a series of 10-15 sessions, with 2 sessions per week for 6-8 weeks. The length of time and number of sessions you’ll need will be discussed in your first session depending on your specific needs. After this evaluation – and taking into consideration other variables such as stress, diet lifestyle, genetics, digestion and elimination, sleep, emotional balance, and age I’ll come up with a treatment plan and we’ll schedule your sessions. Usually, your skin will have a healthier glow from the very first treatment and the results will build from there – around the 6th or 7th treatment you’ll start to notice a reduction in the fine line, eye bags, droopy eyes. And by the end of the series, you should notice some marked improvements in the face.

Also, again depending on your lifestyle, genetics, and underlying issues after the completion of the series you may wish to do some ongoing maintenance sessions. I recommend a once a month or every six-week tune-up.

I will generally also use Chinese Herbs on the face during the facial portion of your treatment and will also likely prescribe herbs for you to take internally.

Other modalities I might employ depending on your particular condition are gua sha (rubbing the skin gently with a stone), jade rollers, or Microcurrent.

Benefits

Improved collagen production

Improved muscle tone and dermal contraction

Reduced bags around the eyes

Reduced sagging and jowls

Eliminates fine lines and reduces larger wrinkles

Moistens dry skin through increased circulation

Brightens eyes

Improved sallow or ruddy complexions

Reduces blemishes

Tightens pores of the skin

 

Contraindications

If you have any of the conditions below, it is best to wait to start facial acupuncture. Many of these conditions, of course, can be improved with acupuncture, so it’s still a great idea to come in and we can talk about when it’s a good time to start facial acupuncture. 

Uncontrolled or severe blood pressure

Severe headaches/migraines (address with acupuncture first)

Recent laser resurfacing

Recent microdermabrasion

Pregnancy

Sick (Colds, Flus, etc.)

Active herpes outbreak

Pleasantly surprised!

“I was a little apprehensive at first having not even had a facial before. And I was afraid the needles would really hurt in my face. But, I was pleasantly surprised. And I’m definitely happy with the results. My skin looks fresher, the larger lines are a little less noticeable and the finer lines are hardly there.”   J.W.

No more acne!

“I decided to try Cindy’s face acupuncture after I saw a friend’s acne completely disappear. I learned from Cindy that my “tummy troubles” aren’t normal. Now with some acupuncture and herbs (and making the diet changes she’d recommended) my acne is almost gone and no more digestive issues!”   M. Swanson