WHAT IS IT? There are 57 muscles in your face that are all connected. Acupuncture physician Anna Baker, of Sarasota, Fla., says as you age, these muscles gradually lose their tone. Loss of tone causes the sagging, tired look we all associate with aging. Baker says acupuncture can re-tighten those muscles below the skin returning the face to a healthier, revitalized youthful appearance. The acupuncture treatment is accomplished by placing five needles in a person's head. The needles are the size of a human hair with a blunt end. Anna Baker says they do not hurt because they do not cut. Instead they go in and push the muscle fibers apart. Each treatment lasts about 25 minutes. Baker says patients will start to see a difference in their appearance after 5 to 10 treatments. She says 50 treatments are equivalent to the look you achieve with a surgical facelift.

WHO DOES IT? While there are many acupuncture physicians, Baker urges people to find someone who is trained in acupuncture for the face. She says another type of acupuncture facelift places needles directly in the wrinkles of a person's face. While results of this procedure are seen quickly, Baker says it does not last. The wrinkles essentially puff out, but return to their appearance in a matter of weeks. With the acupuncture facelift done through the head, Baker claims benefits will last as long as a surgical facelift. In addition, she says, unlike a surgical facelift, it can be renewed every 12 to 18 months with a couple of treatments to reverse additional aging.

TEN CHANGES ACUPUNCTURE DOES FOR THE FACE (According to Anna Baker):

1. Rebuild the muscles around the mouth giving patients fuller lips.
2. Improves the tone of the jaw line to lift a sagging look.
3. Strengthen the eyebrows and scalp muscles so the brow arch is naturally lifted.
4. Tightens eyelids giving a wide-awake, vibrant look.
5. Noses grow longer as people grow older. Acupuncture can shorten the nose and improve the upper lip tautness.
6. If people are concerned with their neck, an acupuncture "neck lift" can tone and improve the look of the throat area.
7. Plumps up the muscles in the cheek to give them a firmer, more chiseled look.
8. Plumps out the underlying muscles of the face, which smoothes and diminishes lines.
9. Helps smooth out the lines that are etched in the face from sleeping with the hands under the cheek or from burying the face in a scrunched pillow.
10. Improves the wrinkles caused from loss of muscle tone.

For More Information, Contact:
Anna Baker
Acupuncture Physician
Doctor of Oriental Medicine
7122 Mandarin Road
Sarasota, FL 34238
(941) 924-2723
annabaker@advcom1.com