"Auricular acupuncture or auricular acupressure uses filiform needles, dermal needles, metal seeds or Semen vaccariae seeds to apply physical pressure to stimulate auricular points. These points are supposed to correlate with body parts based on the association between the ear's shape and an inverted foetus so stimulating the corresponding point of the ear can help achieve a therapeutic outcome elsewhere on the body, Feng says."
"As one influencer, who has more than 5 million followers on the platform, presses the seeds into her ear she tells her followers this point really hurts. She then directs them to look at my jawline here pointing to the side where she has applied the seeds before turning her head so as to create a double chin on the other side, her voice noticeably lower with the strain versus here. She is not alone, as many others also claim to see a difference."
Ear seeding involves applying adhesive beads or seeds to auricular points to stimulate pressure sites believed to correspond with body parts through a map likened to an inverted foetus. Influencers promote the technique on social media with before-and-after demonstrations claiming reduced facial bloating and a more defined jawline. Licensed acupuncturists describe ear seeding as a form of auricular acupuncture or acupressure using needles, dermal tools, metal seeds, or Semen vaccariae seeds. Medical and naturopathic specialists caution that popular cosmetic claims are not substantiated by robust clinical evidence and note the practice often bypasses trained practitioners and expertise.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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