A Research Presentation on the Improvement of Facial Wrinkles Using Volume Thread Acupuncture
This study is a case series of 3 cases evaluating the effect of thread embedding acupuncture, including Volume Thread Embedding Acupuncture, which is increasingly used in clinical practice, on facial wrinkle improvement. Three patients who visited with the chief complaint of facial wrinkle improvement underwent a single session combining general thread embedding acupuncture, barbed thread embedding acupuncture, and Volume Thread Embedding Acupuncture. Facial photographs taken before and after the procedure were standardized and corrected with Photoshop, and then wrinkle lengths were quantitatively measured. The evaluation items were infraorbital wrinkles, cheek laxity wrinkles, nasolabial folds, and marionette lines. As a result, wrinkle length decreased in all cases, and the reduction rate was particularly prominent in nasolabial folds and marionette lines. Patient satisfaction was mostly high, and no significant side effects were observed other than temporary pain or foreign body sensation after the procedure. This study suggests the possibility that thread embedding acupuncture combined with Volume Thread Embedding Acupuncture may be effective in improving deep linear wrinkles, especially nasolabial folds, and indicates the need for standardized procedures and long-term, large-scale clinical studies in the future.
