Facial acupuncture, also known as cosmetic acupuncture, is a fusion of Chinese traditional principles of acupuncture and modern-day beauty treatments that serves as a natural alternative to scalpels and botox. Tawat Buranatawonsom, director of the Institute of Thai-Chinese Medicine, explains the procedure. (Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong)

Rejuvenating the face, one needle at a time

Facial acupuncture, also known as cosmetic acupuncture, is a fusion of Chinese traditional principles of acupuncture and modern-day beauty treatments that serves as a natural alternative to scalpels and botox. Tawat Buranatawonsom, director of the Institute of Thai-Chinese Medicine, explains the procedure. (Video by Jetjaras Na Ranong)

Published: 14 Apr 2014