Cosmetic and Facial Acupuncture

Facial Acupuncture is a safe and effective way to both rejuvenate your face enhance collagen production and improve your general health. Facial acupuncture firms the skin, supports the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles, and helps tighten sagging skin around the neck and eyes.

Facial acupuncture is a cosmetic treatment you can feel great about treating yourself to, as you are also making a step towards better health balance in your entire body.

How Does Facial Acupuncture Work?

Sterile, fine acupuncture needles are gently placed on different points on the face, where there are know neuromuscular junctions (areas that have more powerful actions on the facial muscles) When facial muscle motor points are stimulated with acupuncture, the face and tissues receive more blood flow and circulation, resulting in a more youthful appearance. Tiny intradermal acupuncture needles are often used to help regenerate collagen and reduce fine lines. Some fine lines can be entirely eliminated. The acupuncture needles stimulate blood circulation and detoxification throughout the facial skin, giving your skin better tone and colour. If desired, facial gua sha and cupping can be implemented to improve lymphatic drainage and circulation. Internal imbalances in the systems of your body are always treated at the same time by using body acupuncture points customized to your condition, as the health of your body reflects in your face. When patients finish a series of  Facial Acupuncture, they usually report improvements in their health concerns in addition to the improvements in their appearance! Cosmetic Acupuncture Add-Ons (Highly Recommended!)
  • Add-on face mask (standard, specific to skin condition, collagen extra)
  • Add-on LED and Infrared light therapy (any spectrum)

Facial and Cosmetic Acupuncture Treatments

A series of facial acupuncture treatments is necessary to achieve the best effect. Occasional treatments may improve the skin and appearance for a time but will not achieve the more dramatic results of completing a series. Variables such as stress, diet, lifestyle, genetics, proper digestion, sleep, emotional balance, and age, can affect the number of treatments needed, but usually we recommend:
  • A series of 8 treatments
  • 14-16 treatments for smokers or people whose skin tends to sag, i.e., who manifest jowls, droopy eyes, etc.
  • Once an initial series is complete, results can be maintained with less frequent treatments.
Age is not the most important factor; an older patient with a healthy lifestyle may in fact have a better prognosis than a younger person who does not.

Facial Acupuncture Treatment Timeline

For the first period of recommended treatments, the schedule is 1 treatment per week, at 60 minutes each.

Facial Acupuncture Maintenance

Within the normal parameters of aging, the completion of a series of treatments should be effective and provide benefits that last for months. To ensure that you keep the results you have achieved, we also recommend maintenance treatments.

After the first block of treatments, we recommend every 2 weeks for 2 months following the completion of a treatment series and then once a month for an indefinite amount of time.

Contact us via our website or call the clinic at 416-730-8218 to book your first session!