Acupuncture for Facial Rejuvenation

By Julian Hooks

 

There have been talks recently that acupuncture is the new technique for a safe and effective face lift? Do you believe that? That all really depends on your understanding of acupuncture and if you believe the benefits that it could really bring for you, in this case, for your face. We all know that one of the major issues of aging is how our skin, especially if our face is sagging,, crow’s feet and other wrinkles forming. If you are thinking about getting some work done on your face to correct those normal aging signs, you might want to consider acupuncture.

 

 

What is acupuncture?

Acupuncture and  facial rejuvenation? Is that even possible? According to studies today and also those who have tried it out for themselves, acupuncture could help you look younger. Acupuncture is one of the oldest healing practices in the world and it is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine. The practitioners of acupuncture stimulate certain points on the body and the most often way is by the insertion of very fine needles through the skin. In Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, acupuncture is said to control the flow of “Qi”, which is the vital energy along certain meridians or pathways.

 

 

Could acupuncture be used for facial rejuvenation?

As you may already know, acupuncture is known to be effective in relieving pain in the body such as arthritic, neck and back pain, fertility issues, digestive problems, headaches and migraines and stress and anxiety. However, could it really be a new facelift? Some acupuncturist claim that after a series of 10 acupuncture sessions (2x a week for at least 5 weeks), the skin tends to become more fair and delicate and therefore lessening the appearance of wrinkles. A Colorado acupuncturist, Martha Lucas, PhD, Lac, says that those treatments have the ability to erase fine lines, reduce skin sagging, reduce deep lines, clear or minimize the appearance of age sports and also lift droopy eyelids.

 

Other acupuncturist say that cosmetic acupuncture is a great alternative for women who do not want to undergo surgical procedures such as a facelift. Besides the incision and healing process, many women do not want to experience any negative side effects that may come along with surgery. However, cosmetic acupuncture is not only limited to women. The entire procedure could also work for those men who are looking to look younger.

 

 

How does cosmetic acupuncture work?

Since it is acupuncture, the treatment revolves around inserting fine needles throughout the face. It is known to free up the energy or the Qi. There are approximately 30 to 40 needles that are applied to the face. This in turn stimulates the production of elastin and collagen and the skin fills up or plumps up. Other parts of the body may also be addressed during the sessions, which could add to the face’s rejuvenation process. The entire practice of acupuncture helps in the body’s abilities to support the “facelift.”  Besides the face, acupuncture is also known to help the whole body look and feel younger and increase energy.

 

Acupuncture could benefit the entire human body in many ways. Besides relieving pain throughout the body, it could help you look and feel younger about your body. Cosmetic acupuncture is becoming the next big thing in the skin and body care industry. Feel free to try it out for yourself so that you could gain the advantages that it is known to bring many people in the past.

 

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Is Facial Symmetry Beautiful?Things You Didn"t Know About Beauty

 There is much talk about beauty being completely in the eye of the beholder, but research suggests that certain physical qualities are universally and objectively beautiful. People are naturally drawn to faces whose features are placed in certain arrangements. The ideal proportions are so delicate that a deviation of mere millimeters can be the difference between being beautiful and being plain.

 

The Golden Ratio

The golden ratio is a number that is found in the proportions of great works of art. People who are considered very attractive usually have face shapes that fit into the golden ratio. A face that meets this standard would be about 1.6 times longer than it is wide. The eyes should form a line of demarcation at the exact point where the face’s length begins to exceed its width, or about one-third of the way down from the forehead.

 

 

Symmetry

Symmetry is another mathematical concept that determines beauty. Studies have repeatedly shown that people’s eyes are naturally drawn to faces that are perfectly symmetrical. It has also been shown that given a pair of faces, people tend to select a face that is more perfectly symmetrical mathematically as more attractive to them. This certainly isn’t universal, but most often it tends to be the preference of our eyes.

 

 

Innate Narcissism

Studies show that people are instinctively attracted to people who look like them, even if they do not consider themselves particularly attractive. When a man is shown a digitally feminized picture of himself, he thinks he is looking at the most gorgeous woman he has ever seen. It would not occur to him that he is looking at his own altered photograph. Women have similar reactions when their pictures were made more masculine.

 

 

The Uncanny Valley

Though society values beauty at all costs, it resists beauty that appears artificial. When a face is technically perfect but has lost its intangible aura of humanity, it has entered the uncanny valley. This happens when people get so much plastic surgery that their features are distorted beyond anything that is found in nature. These people no longer look like real human beings.

 

 

Mimicking Celebrities

People who want to improve their looks often visit clinics such as About Face (a Scottsdale plastic surgeon) with the goal of looking exactly like a famous actor or actress. This is impossible to achieve. Acquiring the nose, chin or eye shape of a famous actress will not make a patient look like that actress. It is important to have realistic expectations and to understand that becoming a better version of oneself is better than turning into someone else.

 

 

Plastic surgery can adjust the features so that they come closer to fulfilling the balance set forth in the golden ratio, but very few people will achieve perfection. Individual quirks are just as valuable as objective beauty is. However, many people are able to find great satisfaction and happiness in the improvements they can get from plastic surgery options. Each of us is different, but many of us have similar preferences when it comes to what beauty means.

 

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5 Ways to Improve Your Looks & Confidence Without Surgery

Most people take pride in looking their best. Some people even turn to cosmetic surgery. However, there is no need for that because you can look and feel better without resorting to drastic measures. Below are five things that you can do to improve your appearance and confidence:

 

Exercise

The perfect body does not exist, but you can have a fit, healthy body by exercising on a regular basis. Regular exercise helps burn fat and tone the muscles. It will not only help you look better and improve your confidence, but it will also improve your health. Try to get some form of exercise in every day for at least 30 minutes. Your body will thank you for it.

 

Drink Water

Water is essential for good health. It can also help you look better. Keeping yourself hydrated helps give your skin a natural glow. Water can also help reduce wrinkle formation. When your skin is very dry, it is more prone to developing wrinkles.

 

Practice Good Dental Hygiene

A beautiful smile will make you more attractive. You can keep your smile healthy and looking radiant by brushing and flossing every day. Dental professionals who frequently perform teeth whitening in Indianapolis tell their patients that this treatment will literally light up your entire face – giving you a clean and young look. Teeth whitening can remove the stains that accumulate on your teeth due to aging, medications and certain foods or beverages.

 

Get A Facial

You will look and feel better about yourself if your skin is healthy. If you have skin problems, then you should consider getting a facial at least once a month. Facials help detoxify your skin as well as treat acne and blackheads. It also helps remove dead skin cells. You can perform a facial at home, but it is best to get it done by a professional.

 

Dress To Impress

You do not have to stay up-to-date with the latest fashions, but it is important for you to take pride in the way that you dress. You should wear clothes that flatter your body type. The right clothing can help you appear slimmer. You should feel comfortable in whatever you wear. That is the most important thing that you should keep in mind when you are shopping for clothing.

 

Cosmetic surgery is an expensive and risky way to improve your appearance. You can improve your appearance by taking care of your teeth, exercising, drinking water and getting a facial. You also want to make sure that you dress to impress.

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Warning: Plastic Surgery Doesn’t Make You More Attractive

When it comes to anti-aging, plastic surgery is usually seen as the last resort – the trump card when all other methods don’t seem to be working anymore. Although there are ways in which plastic surgery can negatively affect your wellness and wellbeing, it has generally been considered effective. A new study, however, that has just been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association has found that whilst plastic surgery can visually reverse the signs of aging, it cannot increase attractiveness.

 

The researchers were surprised to find that there were no statistically significant improvements in attractiveness amongst those who had had facial plastic surgery. They looked at date from 37 women and 12 men aged 42 to 73 who had had procedures affecting the face, such as facelifts, brow lifts and neck lifts, and these people were photographed before and after their surgery.

 

As part of the research, a team of 50 ‘raters’ was recruited, and these were randomly assigned to a rating group. The groups were then shown around 200 photographs of the participants, both before and after their facial surgery. The raters had to note how old they thought each patient was, and rate their attractiveness using a score from 1 to 10.

 

After surgery, patients were rated on average as being 3.1 years younger, but their attractiveness ratings didn’t change. Around 75 percent of the people in the study were rated between a 4 and a 7 in terms of looks, and the numbers did not change much between their pre and post-operative pictures. Contrary to what you might expect, nobody jumped up from (say) a 4 to a 9 as a result of their facial surgery.

 

For this reason, most cosmetic surgeons use phrases such as ‘refreshed’ or ‘less tired’ when describing the results patients can experience, and steer clear of claiming to improve attractiveness.

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Achieve The Look You Desire through Facial Contouring

What is facial contouring?

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder is an old saying, but technological advancements have been made in the field of medicine to such an extent that beauty no longer lies in the eyes of the beholder, but in the hands of the surgeon. Yes, you are hearing it right, if you want to look like a celebrity, a surgery can merely make you look like one. Isn’t that exciting? That is all this article is about, it’s about how you can achieve the look you desire through facial contouring.

Facial contouring is the type of surgery that changes the shape of parts of your face such as the nose, ears or chin into your desired form. This procedure either augments the areas by filling up with one’s own tissue or by drastically reducing the prominent areas of your face including the bony and soft tissues surgically. Both ways, the procedure may sometimes make subtle changes while there are occasions when the results are very dramatic and very much noticeable.

Facial contouring procedure types

In order to achieve the look you desire through facial contouring, one must first need to know the various types of procedures that offer a facelift.

Chin augmentation - This is one of the face contouring procedures which rectifies a weak and receding chin. This surgery is done to improve the contrast of facial silhouette along with making your flat upper face look prominent.

Rhinoplasty - Also called the nose reshaping surgery, this is one of the most popular facial contouring procedures which can effectively reduce the size of your nose if you feel it is a bit oversized. Done not just to treat oversized noses, this procedure is also done to straighten a crooked looking nose, reduce the bulbous tip or otherwise remove that awkward bump on your nose.

Temple augmentation - This procedure is done to change the sterner look of Asians to a softer one by augmentation of the temples by various dermal fillers which are injected into the depression that has formed as a result of the ageing process.

Ear pinning surgery - For those of you who are worried about your ears sticking out of your heads, this simple out-patient procedure might be the answer. In this method, the ears are made to lie against the sides of your head, thereby diverting the attention of your protruding ears to your face.

Brow lift surgery - Yet another procedure done mainly as an age-lift surgery, this greatly enhances the sag that your age has created and helps to elevate them, thereby restoring back your youthful appearance. There have also been cases of eyelid lift surgeries done in a similar fashion.

Cheek bone augmentation - Also called as the reduction malarplasty or genioplasty procedure, this is one of the prominent facial contouring procedures that have been done to look more feminine. The masculine property offered by the prominent cheek bone is greatly reduced by this method, thus offering better balance to the facial features.

Mandible angle reduction - Face shapes greatly decide the looks of a person and facial contouring is all about altering the shape of the face too, especially from a round/angular face to an oval/heart shaped face. This is done effectively by reducing the angle of the mandible which can be achieved by using implants.

Combined surgeries – Now that we know some of the major face contouring procedures, most of them are done in combination, in order to achieve an overall effect on your face which is quite noticeable.

Definitive steps of the surgery

Irrespective of the various types of face lift surgeries that have been mentioned above, there are few definitive procedures that are common for all of them which includes – Pre-operative evaluation, the actual surgery procedure along with a post-operative care.

The Pre-operative evaluation determines the expectations set forth by the patient along with examining the medical history which is vital for finding the viability of the procedure itself. Further the face is assessed by X-rays and CT scans in order to understand the personal cranial makeup of the person, which helps evaluate the type of procedure to be done for the patient.

The actual procedure varies with each type of face contouring and it needs the aid of specialized doctors and other technicians to bring out the best results.

The final post-operative care is all about taking perfect care of the patient who might have risk of bleeding, infection, scarring, contour irregularities etc. Also the patients are advised to take proper medication prescribed by the doctor with ample rest to get back to normalcy.

Hope this article helps you achieve the look you desire through facial contouring.

 

Author Bio

Nelson Homes is a blogger for Hall and Wrye - aesthetic surgery reno. He likes to blog for beauty and skin care related topics. In his free time likes to research various cosmetic surgery procedures.

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