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Any excuse for some needles in the face and I’m there: Botox, tear trough fillers, Profhilo, microneedling – you name it, I’ve tried it. But I realised there was one
skin-puncturing technique I
hadn’t yet experienced: cosmetic acupuncture. In the ancient art of Chinese medicine it’s believed that the face (including the ears) is a “microsystem,” with certain areas linked to organs in the body.
“The treatment is very much based on traditional acupuncture,” explains the managing director of Waterhouse Young Clinic, Anna Silsby. “It works by stimulating organs to give the body a full reset, while at the same time increasing the skin’s microcirculation for a brighter, more lifted complexion.” And it’s not just the boost in microcirculation (delivering oxygen and nutrients to the skin and removing toxins) that your skin will benefit from. “Any puncture tricks the skin into the natural healing process, explains Anna, which in turn