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Acupuncture can give you a lift without facing the knife, says Katharine Shaw
A face full of needles may not be your idea of spa heaven. Yet as more and more of us seek natural alternatives to lasers and Botox, cosmetic acupuncture could well become the new "facelift" of choice.
The treatment begins with cleansing. Then the needles go in: first a couple in the legs, which stings a little, then one on the belly. Still manageable. Then the face. Call me hysterical, but this feels like red ant bites along my jaw, brows, smile lines and crow's feet. Ouch. Jimenez, calm and efficient, expresses surprise at my low pain threshold and - perhaps because I am beginning to beg for mercy - she stops at 12 needles (normally you would get about 14 in the face). Once in, they are, indeed, painless.
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