Acupuncture Face Lift – Balancing Your Energy Flow

Beauty is not a separate attribute of our body. It is first of all a reflection of our inner balance – physical and emotional. Traditional rejuvenation methods – with or without surgery – focus primarily on removing the wrinkles, these visual symptoms of imbalance and old age.

The acupuncture face lift, also called acupuncture facial rejuvenation, is aiming at restoring our energetic balance, this way improving both our health and our physical aspect.

Acupuncture is a holistic healing system which appeared in ancient China. By inserting small needles under the skin of the patient, the acupuncturist is balancing his/her energy flow or chi. When the energy blockage is removed, the organs which were experiencing dysfunctions are returning to their normal state and the skin regenerates as well. A skilled practitioner will be able to determine only by examining the patient which specific health problems need to be remedied in order to restore the smoothness and radiance of his/her skin.

It’s very hard to explain the exact functioning of acupuncture. Of course, if you’ve never tried acupuncture before, it may be very hard for you to believe that a needle inserted in your thumb can relieve your acute headache. However, it is true! I know it from my own experience! I will never forget how I went to an acupuncture session with a terrible headache (I was seeing this doctor because of my kidney problems). He inserted a couple a needles in my thumbs (that’s why I wrote that sentence above!) and in a couple of minutes my devastating migraine simply disappeared!

Acupuncture WORKS. The only important thing is to find a really skilled and experienced practitioner. And, of course, to combine acupuncture sessions with a general lifestyle improvement – physical exercises, correct nutrition, proper breathing and, of course, a correct attitude!

Now let’s see (at least approximately) how acupuncture facelift works.

Acupuncture face lift can (and should) work on two different levels:

1. Direct facial rejuvenation. When the needles are inserted into different ‘strategic’ spots on the patient’s face, the blood circulation and the collagen production are stimulated by the local increase in the energy flow. This procedure can gradually smooth your wrinkles and improve the tone of your skin. Many patients also notice that after several cosmetic acupuncture sessions, their face starts glowing.

2. Deep overall healing. The acupuncturist should also assess the general condition of your body and determine which organs or systems are experiencing dysfunctions. As I already wrote, skin problems (premature wrinkles, swollen eyelids, sagging skin) can be a symptom of a certain disease. By healing the disease or the dysfunction, the acupuncture session will also restore the youthful look of your face. For this purpose, the needles can be inserted in different parts of your body (not only on your face).

Ideally, acupuncture should ‘synchronize’ and balance all the systems in our body, stopping their degeneration or at least slowing down this merciless process.

Of course, an acupuncture facial treatment cannot be considered a face lift in the classical sense of this word. Even if it is a non-surgical rejuvenation method, acupuncture cannot provide dramatic results overnight. A series of weekly sessions are needed for you to start feeling the first results. The younger you are, the less sessions will be needed.

An acupuncture session is not very expensive – it usually costs less than $100. However, if you keep in mind that you will need multiple visits to the acupuncturist in order to see the results, your total expenses can reach the price of a technology-based face lift without surgery (for example, laser or Thermage).

Now let’s try to summarize and see what exactly we can expect from a successful acupuncture facelift treatment. Of course, your deep wrinkles will not disappear in a day or two. However, they will be considerably softened, while the fine lines can disappear for good. Your eyes will look younger as well because the dark circles will be attenuated and the bags will be reduced. Additionally, you will feel healthier, full of energy and vitality. Many patients have noticed that they are not suffering from insomnia after completing their acupuncture sessions, while others stopped uncontrollably gaining weight.  As your internal organs will be fortified, your face will reflect the improvement.

In the field of face lift without surgery, acupuncture facial rejuvenation should have a top place among the natural treatments. As all holistic remedies, it requires time and patience, but it has no negative side-effects, being beneficial for our entire organism.