Acupuncture offers holistic alternative to Botox
As Lora Lipman entered her 60s, she
began to notice not only fine lines around her eyes and lips, but an uneven
skin tone she described as somewhat grayish and ashy. She found that acupuncture is a natural and holistic alternative to Botox.
She was reticent to opt for chemical
enhancements, or the typically invasive nips, tucks, and pokes of plastic
surgery.
So instead, on a recent
afternoon, she lay perfectly still on a spa table as dozens of the tiniest of
acupuncture needles were gently inserted into the skin of her face and head. It
was her fourth week undergoing a cosmetic treatment at the steady hands of
Stephanie Kula at the Jewish
Community Center of the North Shore in Marblehead.
“Now,” said the 62-year-old from
Beverly, “people say ‘Your skin looks so nice, so clear and healthy.’ ”
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