What you’ve got going for you: You know who you are and you like (maybe even love) yourself now. You have figured out a lot of what works and what doesn’t. You put up with very little foolishness. You have about 35% of your original collagen. Woohoo!

What you may not be enjoying: Menopause/Andropause, your eyes may look smaller or sunken, that jawline is not so much of a line anymore, what the heck with my neck, corners of mouth turned down, “liver spots” or age spots. Stress from taking care of everyone, anxiety, sluggish digestion, the lines in your face are trying to make friends with the lines near them, nasolabial lines are more prominent, definite “11s” between the eyebrows, forehead wrinkles.

How I can help: This is where I am myself right now, so I’m going through this with you. There’s still plenty of time to turn the ship around! If you’re in your 50s, you’re a Gen X’er like I am and we do NOT just accept things. We took The Breakfast Club to heart!

We will, however, be best served if we combine/alternate microneedling with cosmetic acupuncture for natural facial rejuvenation. Here’s why:

• Microneedling induces collagen production so it builds the scaffolding that holds everything up. All of the muscles in the body are attached on both ends to bones. The muscles in the face are attached on one end to the underside of your SKIN. So we use microneedling to thicken and strengthen that skin, while we use Cosmetic Acupuncture to work on the muscles and general blood flow. Microneedling also helps break up melanin in age spots and plumps up the skin overall. Gives a nice glow, too! Microneedling can help with deep acne scars, hyperpigmentation, texture irregularities, and large pores.

• Cosmetic Acupuncture uses points all over the face to LIFT things back to where they were. It does the deep work even though the needles are not deep. It also works on the emotional aspects of who we are. Individual extra-fine needles target expression lines and facial muscle tone. Systemic constitutional body points are used for addressing the deeper effects of aging. We may have herbal recommendations but definitely lifestyle changes and dietary therapy. We will also talk about you doing gua sha on yourself so you can treat yourself for free for as long as you’d like.

• Anxiety, hot flashes, frustration, digestion, and insomnia can all be helped by the body points we use within the Cosmetic Acupuncture treatment.