What are the treatment principles of TCM cosmetic acupuncture?

Beauty is a daily routine for many women. Using skin care products to maintain the skin also falls within the scope of beauty. However, many women will find that their skin is dark and wrinkled, and will use a variety of beauty methods to regulate it, such as TCM cosmetic acupuncture. This method uses acupuncture to achieve whitening and wrinkle removal. When using acupuncture, you must pay attention to principles. Beauty cannot be done randomly to avoid damage and harm to the skin. So what are the treatment principles of TCM cosmetic acupuncture?

(1) Acupoint selection and matching

Since the most significant feature of acupuncture cosmetology is its whole-body adjustment, it is necessary to combine local and whole-body acupuncture points in order to achieve better therapeutic effects. Local acupuncture can activate collaterals, improve circulation, and promote epidermal cell metabolism to eliminate spots and blemishes, and can enhance muscle elasticity, while whole-body acupuncture focuses on balancing the internal organs and regulating the functions of various systems to achieve the purpose of beauty.

Single acupoint and group acupoints: Clinically proven, a single acupoint can be used, or several acupoints can be used as a group. If you want to enhance a certain function, a single acupoint can be used to highlight its effectiveness; if you want to regulate the overall function, a group of acupoints can be used to enhance the effect.

Near acupoints and distant acupoints: Near acupoints, that is, acupoints at the distal end, refer to a method of acupoint selection that selects local areas for skin improvement for beauty treatment. Distal acupoint selection refers to the method of selecting acupoints far away from the face. It can not only prevent and treat local diseases, but also prevent and treat diseases of tissues, organs and internal organs in distant parts involved in the circulation of this meridian. Some of them even have effects on the whole body.

(2) Tips for using needles

In beauty and health care, acupuncture should be applied gently, and the intensity of stimulation should be moderate, not excessive. Generally speaking, the needle should not be left in for too long and can be removed after the qi is obtained. The depth of acupuncture should also be tailored to the individual. For the elderly and frail, the needle should not be inserted too deeply; for obese people, the needle can be inserted appropriately deeper.

(3) Taboos

Acupuncture should not be used when the patient is too hungry, too full, drunk, angry, frightened, overworked, etc. It should not be used for pregnant women or those who have just given birth.

Acupuncture points for wrinkle removal and prevention:

Main acupoints: Sizhukong, Cuanzhu, Taiyang, Ju, Yingxiang, Jiache, Yifeng.

Acupoints: Zhongwan, Hegu, Quchi, Zusanli.

Acupuncture method: 3 main points each time, 1-2 auxiliary points each time, the former use the draining method, the latter use the tonifying method.

Note: The characteristic of this group of acupoint combination is the combination of proximal acupoints and distal acupoints. That is, starting from the local perspective, acupoints are selected near the places where wrinkles are prone to appear, and from the perspective of overall regulation of the internal organs and qi points, Yangming meridian acupoints are selected. The two work together to complement each other.

There are many things to pay attention to in the treatment principles of TCM cosmetic acupuncture. After reading the article, we can clearly grasp the key points. Acupuncture in TCM cosmetic is not suitable for every patient. It should be divided according to the patient's cosmetic area and type. If the patient is worried about the effect of the treatment, he or she can try other TCM beauty methods, such as massage, meridian tapping, etc. He or she can also take related Chinese medicine to regulate the body, which can also achieve the effect of beauty.