Right here I’m, my face resembling a pin cushion, with 36 needles rigorously positioned round my chin and cheekbones. Let’s name it a pin beard. I’ve a pathological hatred of needles, I can nearly muster Botox yearly and it takes me per week to summon up the center to have a blood take a look at. So how did I find yourself like this having 36 into my face at one time?
Welcome to Acuskinlift, hailed as the brand new, ‘non surgical facelift’ – one thing that those that wish to transfer away from tweakments, however desire a extra sculptured and lifted facial construction are swearing by. I don’t fall solely into this class. Tweakments? I’m a fan, however they’re not for everybody. Facelifts? Love them on different folks however too scary for me, possibly give me one other 10 years after which ask me once more. And but, so many people are in quest of merchandise and coverings that may give us a facial carry, and make us look facially extra toned.
Dr John explains that this isn’t your typical beauty facial acupuncture which has change into well-liked in recent times which goals to enhance pores and skin well being by regulating vitality circulate on the face based mostly on the Chinese language drugs rules utilizing particular acupuncture factors on the face. The AcuskinLift technique nevertheless “focuses on facial rejuvenation by manipulating the pores and skin tissue to restructure the collagen matrix and activate collagen and elastin manufacturing.”
This therapy promised to sculpt your bone construction, increase collagen manufacturing and plump your pores and skin and provide you with extra pronounced cheek bones, with out going below the knife, whereas additionally making you are feeling calmer and extra relaxed within the course of. I’d prefer to say there wasn’t a needle in sight, however on the plus aspect they’re tiny acupuncture needles they usually’re being, positioned gently into my pores and skin.
It’s been created and revolutionised by Dr John Tsagaris who has a level in Biomedicine and Chinese language drugs and a masters in Dermatology and sweetness software of Chinese language Medication. He’s a world chief in acupuncture innovation, combining over 30 years expertise of holistic well being acupuncture with aesthetic centered interventions integrating these modalities with the most recent superior facial strategies akin to Nappage Mesotherapy.
Penelope Cruz waxes lyrical about him, having been a consumer for a few years as do others who’ve beforehand visited him at his earlier Marylebone Chelsea and Harrods, the place he labored for seven years. He’s now based mostly on the just lately opened HVN clinic in Knightsbridge, London.