ACUPUNCTURE QUESTIONS

 

WHAT IS ACUPUNCTURE?

Acupuncture is an ancient health science which is used to successfully treat both pain and dysfunction in the body.  Authorities agree the science is between 5,000 and 7,000 years old.

Acupuncture appears strange to most Westerners as its primary application is the utilization of very slender painless needles placed in the skin at various locations to relieve pain or affect a body part or function.

Early Asian physicians discovered there is an energy network traversing on or just below the surface of the skin which communicates from the exterior to the internal organs and structures at over 1,000 'acupoints' on the body.  This energy works in harmony with the body's circulatory, nervous, muscular, digestive, genitourinary and all other systems of the body.  When this vital energy becomes blocked or weakened, a negative effect in a body system or anatomic location becomes evident.  Stimulation of one or a combination of key acupoints on the body may restore harmony to the affected area.

Historians have stated, "More people have benefited from Acupuncture over the course of fifty centuries than the combined total of all other healing sciences, both ancient and modern."

Cosmetic Acupuncture is the only healthy option for cosmetic improvements currently available.  It is the 'True anti-aging medicine'.  Though the procedure is not well known or publicized in the United States, it has been used for centuries in China by Emperors and the wealthy.  Cosmetic Acupuncture is a relatively non-invasive procedure that actually improves your health.

The obvious benefits include having softer, firmer skin; reduction of deeper wrinkles' possible elimination of finer wrinkles; and improvement in jowl lines.  Although not visually as dramatic as a surgical procedure. Cosmetic Acupuncture actually has a much more dramatic overall effect as I have seen a number of very healthy 'side effects' occur.  Besides the obvious visual changes, clients have reported improved energy, and an overall sense of well-being.  So clients leave not only looking younger but feeling younger and healthier.  I feel that it is fair to say that this is the only cosmetic procedure that actually improves the health of a person and that is why I am passionate about what I do.

HOW DOES ACUPUNCTURE WORK?

The Asians have reported over thousands of years now and modern science is verifying the fact, not only does the human body have an electro magnetic energy system, it courses through defined channels referred to as 'meridians'.  In normal health this energy field flows unimpeded and is in a balanced state.  If a disruption occurs, the altered energy flow can produce conditions and symptoms affecting certain organs or parts of the body and in many cases the entire body.

If we were to compare the body's 12 primary meridians flowing throughout the body, to 12 radio stations in any major city, we will see each station airs at a particular frequency.  If a station is broadcasting at 94.5, however; if the listeners radio is picking up 94.4 there will be static heard.  The same is true if the radio picks up 94.6.  One frequency would be too high the other too low however the effect is the same "static".  There is nothing wrong with the radio, just something wrong with the fine tuning.  This is precisely what may happen within the human body when it is not operating at the ideal level of frequency vibration.

Acupuncture's goal is to restore normalcy to the body's energy field by stimulating a combination of specific acupoints with the acupuncture needles.

I HEAR THAT SOME ACUPUNCTURISTS USE THE EAR AS WELL, DO YOU USE THE EAR?

Strange as it may seem, the surface of the ear contains an invisible upside down representation of a fetus and points on the ear corresponding to bodily parts and organs.  Stimulation of certain ear points will be used during each session.  This will enhance the results of the Cosmetic Acupuncture.

IS COSMETIC ACUPUNCTURE TREATMENT PAINFUL?

One would assume inserting a needle into the skin would be painful since most can relate to having the hypodermic injection or being stuck by a pin.  However, four Acupuncture needles can easily be inserted into the hollow tube of a hypodermic needle.  Because of the extreme slenderness of the needle, most people compare the sensations to less than a mosquito bite.  The sensation referred to as 'tehchi'(said tay shee) occurs when the energy field is contacted, it feels like a mild to moderate heaviness or tingling.

ARE THERE ANY CONTRAINDICATIONS TO RECEIVING COSMETIC ACUPUNCTURE?

The following bullet points are reasons you should not receive Cosmetic Acupuncture.

  • History of Migraines - best Cosmetic Acupuncture results will be obtained if you are treated with acupuncture to resolve Migraines before Cosmetic Acupuncture is administered.  Please see Investment Questions for more details on Health Acupuncture if you are interested in resolving your migraines.
  • Seizure Disorders
  • Uncontrolled Hypertension
  • Pregnancy
  • Skin Cancer on the Face and Neck
  • Any other disease that may be uncovered during your initial history as there are other diseases that may decrease the results of Cosmetic Acupuncture.
  • Individuals taking prescription blood thinners
  • Individuals who bruise extremely easily