Nurmawati Vera, Nareswari Irma, Jusuf Ahmad Aulia
Faculty of Medicine, Medical Acupuncture Specialist Program, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Medical Acupuncture Clinic, Bandung City Regional General Hospital, Bandung, Indonesia.
Med Acupunct. 2025 Jun 11;37(3):252-259. doi: 10.1089/acu.2023.0125. eCollection 2025 Jun.
The nasolabial folds are one of the most recognizable signs of aging in the midface. Acupuncture has been used widely for beauty therapy including facial rejuvenation and is known to be effective and have minimal side effects in reducing wrinkles. The aim of this study was to determine the changes in nasolabial fold after manual acupuncture for facial rejuvenation.
This study is designed as a quasi-experimental or also called as one group pretest-posttest design involving 25 participants. Eligible patients will receive the same manual acupuncture therapy three times a week for 2 weeks. Manual acupuncture is performed at ST36. At the face, acupuncture is performed using the penetrating needling technique, from the superior edge of the arcus zygomaticus through ST2 toward LI20, on the zygomaticum through ST3 toward the middle of the nasolabial fold, on the inferior edge of the arcus zygomaticum through SI18 toward ST4, ST7 toward ST4, and at ashi point on the scalp along the temporal hairline at the m. temporoparietal. The outcomes are nasolabial length changes measured in millimeters, changes in the wrinkle severity rating scale (WSRS), and changes in the global aesthetic improvement scale (GAIS). The outcome will be evaluated at baseline, posttherapy, 2-week, and 4-week follow-up posttherapy.
The length of the nasolabial fold decreased after therapy with a mean change of 37.34%. There was one level of improvement on the WSRS after therapy. On the GAIS, there was an improvement of two to three levels after therapy.
Nasolabial fold improved after receiving manual acupuncture therapy for facial rejuvenation.
鼻唇沟是面部衰老最明显的标志之一。针灸已被广泛用于美容治疗，包括面部年轻化，并且已知在减少皱纹方面有效且副作用最小。本研究的目的是确定面部年轻化手动针灸后鼻唇沟的变化。
本研究设计为准实验性研究，也称为单组前后测设计，涉及25名参与者。符合条件的患者将每周接受3次相同的手动针灸治疗，持续2周。在足三里（ST36）进行手动针灸。在面部，采用透刺技术进行针灸，从颧弓上缘经地仓（ST2）向迎香（LI20），在颧骨上经颊车（ST3）向鼻唇沟中部，从颧弓下缘经臑俞（SI¡18）向巨髎（ST4），从下关（ST7）向巨髎（ST4），以及在颞顶肌沿颞发际线的头皮阿是穴进行针灸。观察指标为以毫米为单位测量的鼻唇沟长度变化、皱纹严重程度评分量表（WSRS）的变化以及整体美学改善量表（GAIS）的变化。观察指标将在基线、治疗后、治疗后2周和4周随访时进行评估。
治疗后鼻唇沟长度缩短，平均变化为37.34%。治疗后WSRS改善了一个等级。在GAIS上，治疗后改善了两到三个等级。
接受面部年轻化手动针灸治疗后鼻唇沟有所改善。
