Facial Cosmetic Acupuncture vs Microneedling

Cosmetic Acupuncture

  • Better at lifting, firming, tightening. Best areas to treat; sagging neck, checks or eyelids

  • Address the whole body and uses herbs to treat aging constitution from the root

  • Average cost per treatment $150/hour

  • Takes and average of 12-24 treatments to see results

  • Address the root rather than just the branch of the symptom

Similarities

  • Both based on 2,000 year old Chinese medical principles of moving qi, blood, and engendering flesh

  • In biomedical terms there is an increase of keratinocytes and stem cells which produces more collagen and elastin in face

  • Acupuncturists can perform both of these treatments! It is in the scope of our practice

  • Patients benefit most when you incorporate both modalities into your treeatment

Microneedling

  • Better at treating wrinkles, age spots, scars, skin tone, and acne

  • Treatment results seen days after the first treatment and last 3-5 years

  • According to Google trends, microneedling services are searched for 100x more than cosmetic or facial acupuncture

  • Treatments cost an average of $650/30 minutes and use apple stem cells or other topicals to support treatment

  • Increases facial absorption of topical serums by 3000%, making it a perfect way to integrate herbal topicals