Cosmetic Acupuncture
Embodiment and cognitive health, but make it aesthetic.
We practice cosmetic acupuncture a little differently.
At Well Collab Acupuncture, facial acupuncture combines facial and body acupuncture with gua sha, low-frequency facial cupping, therapeutic massage, and structural work. The goal is to support circulation, movement, facial tone and definition, while also paying attention to the very real person attached to the face.
Because yes: you can want to look fantastic.
You can want more lift. Less puffiness. A jaw that doesn't feel like it's been clenching since 2009. You can care about how your face is changing as you age. You can look in the mirror after a treatment and think, Oh, there I am.
None of that requires treating your face like a problem.
Our cosmetic acupuncture work is one clinical expression of Facial Re:Cognition, the larger body of work at Well Collab concerned with the face, beauty, aging, care, the Five Elements, and what it means to remain recognizable to yourself while being a living person who necessarily changes.
We're serious about facial acupuncture at Well Collab.
Our Facial Re:Set brings together four consecutive weekly treatments, giving us the opportunity to build on each session and establish a foundation for ongoing care.
From there, we invite you to continue with Facial Club, making facial acupuncture a regular part of your life, one treatment a month.
Our Facials
There are four facial treatments at Well Collab: two full-length treatments that include acupuncture, and two shorter, needle-free treatments for maintenance, hands-on work, or the days when you simply do not have 75–90 minutes to devote to your face.
Feminist Facial
75 min
facial + body acupuncture · gua sha · cupping · massage
The Feminist Facial is our signature cosmetic acupuncture treatment.
Brain Drain™
90 min
facial + body acupuncture · facial work · scalp work · cognitive care
Brain Drain™ is cosmetic acupuncture that is concerned with your cognitive health.
Feminist Dust Off
30 Min
no needles · gua sha · cupping · massage
The Feminist Dust Off is the Feminist Facial's little sister.
No acupuncture. No full-body treatment. Just a concentrated 30 minutes of the hands-on work from the Feminist Facial: facial gua sha, low-frequency cupping, and therapeutic massage.
Brain Wash
45 min
no needles · gua sha · cupping · massage · scalp work
Brain Wash is Brain Drain's smaller, needle-free counterpart.
It keeps the facial gua sha, cupping, therapeutic massage, and scalp work while skipping acupuncture and the longer treatment time.
How I practice cosmetic acupuncture
Cosmetic acupuncture — sometimes called facial acupuncture or facial rejuvenation acupuncture — uses acupuncture on the face and body as part of a treatment focused on the face.
My approach developed partly because conventional facial acupuncture protocols never made complete sense for my own body (hi, it’s me, Chryssa). As someone who experiences migraines, I wanted fewer needles in the face, more attention to the whole system, and significantly more hands-on work.
So that's how I do it here.
Depending on the treatment, that can mean facial and full-body acupuncture, gua sha, low-frequency facial cupping, therapeutic massage, scalp work, and attention to the neck and jaw.
I’m interested in visible changes, certainly. But your face isn't an isolated surface, so I don't treat it like one.