Like it or not, we live in a youth-oriented society where wrinkles, liver spots and sagging skin are an unwelcome part of the aging process. While there may be a few individuals who admit to growing old gracefully, most of us curse our aging skin and consider the merits of a facelift and time machine.
However, due to people's hectic schedules, the cost of facelifts and the extended recovery period of swelling and discoloration associated with the facelift procedure, a growing number of women and men are looking for non surgical facial rejuvenation. The application of topicals, chemical peels, microdermabrasion and nonablative resurfacing are popular alternatives to restore beauty, but there is another choice - Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture.
Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture, also known as an Acupuncture Facelift, Acupuncture Facial Rejuvenation or Cosmetic Acupuncture improves dermal contraction and muscle tone, especially in the face and neck. The process stimulates the manufacture and distribution of collagen, which in turn, firms the skin and fills out wrinkles. Additional benefits include :
- Reduction of bags under the eyes, and decreases the tendency toward sagging and jowls.
- Eliminates fine lines of the face as well as reducing larger wrinkles.
- Improves hormonal balance including those with hormonal acne.
- Moisturizes the skin by the increased local circulation of blood and lymph to the face.
- Improves facial color by the increase of peripheral circulation.
- Reduces or eliminates double chins
- Tightens the pores.
- Brightens the eyes.
- Helps to lift drooping eyelids.
- Reduces stress evident in the face.
- Promotes overall health and well being.
- Slows the aging process from within.
- Delays the hair turning grey and the loss of hair associated with aging. • Benefits the eyes, ears, sinuses, thyroid and brain.
However, even more important than the cosmetic benefits of Acupuncture, the program can improve the patient's overall health as Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture treats the whole body and addresses the underlying causes of aging and disease. The application of acupuncture needles in key areas increases circulation, which helps the body to look and feel better. Treating the underlying cause of why someone is aging is preferable to masking the outward symptoms and allowing further decline and dysfunction to continue within the body.
While many may think Facial Rejuvenation Acupuncture is a new and trendy technique, many sources indicate that acupuncture has been used for almost 5,000 years to treat a wide range of conditions. The Chinese discovered and utilized ways to change the energy flow within the body to initiate the healing process for rejuvenation. For thousands of years, they have known that beauty comes from the inside and utilized acupuncture to restore innate beauty and health. At least as early as the Sung Dynasty (960 AD - 1270 AD) Acupuncture Rejuvenation practices were employed for the Empress and the Emperor's concubines. The use of Acupuncture in cosmetology - especially in preventing and reducing wrinkles - has already attracted great attention in Japan, Hong Kong, and Sweden. Read more Acupuncture for Beauty part 2 here.
by Andrea Weiner, NMD and Sally Marks
