Facial wrinkles can affect our appearance and confidence. What methods can help reduce them? Traditional Chinese medicine suggests massage can effectively diminish wrinkles. Let's explore massage techniques that target wrinkle reduction.
Facial Massage Techniques for Reducing Wrinkles























































































Reducing Corner-of-Eye Wrinkles: The muscles around the eyes are close to the forehead and cheeks. Place your index and middle fingers on both sides of your eyes, gently close your eyes, and lightly push the skin diagonally upward. If your eyelids droop, slowly pull your fingers toward your ears, counting to five, then release. Repeat six times.
Reducing Forehead Wrinkles: Place your palms together with thumbs facing your face, resting at the center of your forehead above your nose. Move your hands up and down, using the muscles from your thumbs to your wrists to massage your forehead. Maintain this position and massage from one temple across your forehead to the other temple, repeating three times. Perform this sequence three times total.
What other massage techniques can help reduce wrinkles?
Effective Massage Techniques for Reducing Wrinkles
Using fingers or a brush, rub and stroke along the Stomach Meridian (Yangming) from top to bottom five times. Massage the Zusanli point (ST36) for about one minute.Using your palms or a brush, perform meridian friction along the Governor Vessel from top to bottom to the sacral region 5 times. Press and knead the Spleen Shu, Stomach Shu, Liver Shu, and Kidney Shu points 15 to 30 times each. Push and rub the three Yin meridians of the foot from top to bottom 5 to 10 times; those with spleen deficiency should perform this from bottom to top.Press and knead the Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Xuehai (SP10) points for about 30 seconds each. Rub the abdomen 30 times, centering on the Zhongwan (CV12) point, 1-2 times daily. The above light massage methods are very simple—give them a try!