【Overview】
Wrinkles are a phenomenon of skin aging, with forehead wrinkles appearing earliest, followed by crow's feet, facial wrinkles, nasolabial folds, and lip lines. The main reasons for wrinkles are the aging process, excessive mental stress, digestive disorders, decreased estrogen levels, poor local capillary circulation, reduction of subcutaneous fat and moisture, loss of nourishment to the dermis, reduced skin elasticity and strength, weakened skin vitality, and sagging of the epidermis. The timing of the appearance of wrinkles on each person's eyelids varies, and even if they are in their youth, fine wrinkles can appear prematurely if facial beauty care is not taken seriously.
【Massage Therapy】
(1) Sit down, have someone hold your wrist with their left hand, and place the thumb pad of their right hand on the shoulder acupoint (1 inch above the outer side of the forearm, between the ulna and radius, as shown in Figure 6-3). Apply pressure and massage while moving downward, along the outer side of the upper limb, through the Tianjing acupoint (1 inch above the ulna, between the ulna and radius, as shown in Figure 6-3), through the supporting ditch, the middle ridge, to the Guan Chong acupoint (1 inch from the ulnar side of the little finger, O.1 inch from the corner of the nail, as shown in Figure 6-3). It is advisable to have a local sensation of soreness and swelling. Press the Guan Chong acupoint with the tip of your thumb 5 times, and repeat this process 5 times. Then, place the thumb pad of your right hand on the Tianfu acupoint (3 inches below the front fold of the armpit, on the outer edge of the biceps brachii, as shown in Figure 6-4), and massage with pressure while moving downward, along the inner edge of the upper limb, through the Chi Ze acupoint (with the elbow slightly bent, above the elbow crease, on the outer side of the biceps tendon, as shown in Figure 6-5), through the Kongzui acupoint (on the radial side of the forearm, 7 inches above the transverse wrist crease, as shown in Figure 6-5), through the Lie Que acupoint, to the Shao Shang acupoint on the upper inner side of the thumb nail. It is advisable to have a local sensation of soreness and swelling. Press the Shao Shang acupoint with the tip of your thumb 5 times, and repeat this process 5 times. Alternate between the left and right hands.
(2) Lie down, and have someone place the thumb pad of their right hand on the hip acupoint (directly below the anterior superior iliac spine, at the perineum, as shown in Figure 6-6), and massage with pressure while moving downward, along the outer anterior edge of the lower limb, through the Liangqiu acupoint (bend the knee, in front of the thigh, 2 inches above the outer side of the line connecting the anterior superior iliac spine and the outer end of the patella, at the depression 2 inches above the outer end of the patella, as shown in Figure 6-6), through the Zusanli acupoint, the Fenglong acupoint, to the Lidui acupoint on the outer side of the second toe nail (1 fen from the outer side of the second toe nail, as shown in Figure 6-6). It is advisable to have a local sensation of soreness and swelling. Press the Taichong acupoint with the tip of your thumb 5 times, and repeat this process 5 times. Then, place the thumb pad of your right hand on the Yinbao acupoint above the knee joint on the inner side of the lower limb (4 inches above the anterior fold of the knee, as shown in Figure 6-7), and massage with pressure while moving downward, through the Ququan acupoint (with the knee bent, at the depression on the inner side of the knee, as shown in Figure 6-7), through the Ligou acupoint (5 inches above the tip of the medial malleolus, on the posterior border of the tibia, as shown in Figure 6-7), through the Taichong acupoint, the Xingjian acupoint, to the Dadun acupoint on the outer side of the big toe nail. It is advisable to have a local sensation of soreness and swelling. Press the Dadun acupoint with the tip of your thumb 5 times, and repeat this process 5 times. Alternate between the left and right feet.
(3) Lie down, and have someone sequentially press the Yangbai, Yintang, Touwei, Renzhong, Chengjiang, Dicang, Xiaguan acupoints. For each acupoint, place the thumb pad on the acupoint, inhale while pressing, exhale while releasing, it is advisable to have a local sensation of soreness and swelling, repeat 10 times. Then, rhythmically massage in a clockwise and counterclockwise direction for 20 times. Finally, gently tap with the tip of the middle finger 20 times.
(4) Rub both palms together until they are warm, and apply them to the cheeks, quickly and with slight pressure, repeatedly massage up and down, so that the entire cheek area from the side of the nose to the front of the ear feels warm and comfortable. Then, rub both palms together until they are warm, and apply them to the face. Gently and slowly stroke both sides towards the front hairline, with a comfortable feeling of warmth in the cheek area as the standard. Finally, bring the four fingers of both hands (excluding the thumbs) together, and gently and firmly stroke from the forehead to the front hairline, repeatedly doing this 20 times.
