Effect of Facial Acupuncture Stimulation: MRI-Based Masseter Muscle Volume Analysis and Questionnaire Evaluation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cosmetic acupuncture may reduce wrinkles, swelling, sagging, and facial asymmetry and may lift facial contours.

Objectives

To investigate the impact of cosmetic acupuncture on masseter muscle volume and its implications for facial aesthetics.

Methods

The authors included 10 apparently healthy adult females (average age, 50.3 ± 6.45 years) and performed acupuncture once a week for 8 weeks. MRI was conducted before acupuncture stimulation and 3 days after the treatment. The collected image data were analyzed using ZioCube software (ZioSoft Co., Ltd, Tokyo). Before and after the intervention, 2 evaluators measured the masseter muscle volume 3 times each and calculated the average value.

Results

The average total volume of the left and right masseter mus

SUBMITTER: Ogino M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11852262 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature