FAQ

General Questions

  • Golden Hour Acupuncture Studio is an out-of-network provider, but since we are a medical practice we can provide you with coded superbills for both facial and regular acupuncture sessions if you would like to submit them on your own.

  • You can wear whatever you like, although looser clothing is easier to work around. For facial sessions, a tank top is ideal to allow access to points on the neck and chest. I also provide towels for draping when needed.

  • Cancellation or rescheduling an appointment is appreciated at least 24 hours before your scheduled time. A no-show fee equivalent to the rate of your booked service will be charged when notice is not provided in that time frame.

Facial Acupuncture

  • The most common feedback that patients share from session-to-session is that people in their lives are asking, “What are you doing to your face?!” What is being noticed are shifts in tone, tension, fine lines, and lift, which is of course satisfying. But what they can’t see is the foundation of prevention and graceful aging that we are also building.

  • Most people feel very little. The description most often used is that the face feels “awake.” Facial needles are ultra-fine, and you may notice a brief pinch or a gentle tingle as they go in. Many patients find the session so relaxing that they drift off.

  • Many people notice a brighter, more rested, and “glowy” look after their first session or two. Lasting changes, such as softer fine lines and firmer tone, build over a course of treatment.

    The more detailed answer to this question is age, collagen, and lifestyle-dependent. It takes approximately four weeks for the collagen and elastin matrix to adequately reinvigorate in response to acupuncture, so most people begin seeing desired shifts after about a month of consistent weekly sessions. Shifts continue to build over the remaining treatment course.

  • Results are influenced by a myriad of factors, including age, lifestyle, stress levels, and of course the natural aging process. That said, once you complete the initial course of cumulative sessions, benefits can be maintained for a number of years with consistent follow-up treatments (monthly or every few months) where we continue to activate the underlying matrix, balance musculature, and calm your nervous system. At home gua sha, hydrating skin routines, and nourishing lifestyle choices between sessions will also support the work we do on the table.

  • Facial acupuncture and cosmetic treatments like Botox and fillers are fundamentally different interventions. Facial acupuncture is based on a complete medical system that allows us to simultaneously support your changing skin and address other health challenges, so you experience both skin-level and internal benefits.

    Results with facial acupuncture are due to your body gradually producing more collagen and elastin to rebuild the foundational matrix of support for your face and neck. With Botox and fillers on the other hand, you will see quicker and more dramatic, albeit localized and temporary, results.

    Some patients have success combining acupuncture and Botox/fillers for specific goals, but this requires careful timing of treatments.

  • Yes, you can absolutely have facial acupuncture if you have had Botox or fillers, but it is advisable to wait a minimum of four weeks to let these types of interventions settle before coming in.

Acupuncture

  • Although not typically painful, acupuncture can create a number of sensations in the body, often described as warm, achey, and/or tingly. Most people find the overall experience both relaxing and invigorating.

  • Absolutely. Acupuncture is full system of medicine that is frequently used in conjunction with Western medicine. Acupuncture has been shown to increase the efficacy of outcomes in a variety of specialties; including gynecology and fertility, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, pain management, as well as pre and postoperative support.

  • Treatment course is unique to each patient, but it remains true across the medicine that acupuncture results are most evident when sessions are provided on a cumulative and consecutive basis. This often looks like weekly sessions for a certain period of time (usually 1-3 months), followed by maintenance sessions on a more spread out schedule.