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Shockingly effective acupressure point for facial swelling and puffiness...

4/29/2013

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Acupressure Point for Facial Swelling
Okay. I am still unbelievably amazed at the effectiveness of this acupressure point. I want to know where my face went. Or maybe I don't.  I'm just thankful that when I look in the mirror I see my young, slim face again.

I have been holding a LOT of fluid in my face for a while.  My mother hasn't let me forget that I've been so "swelled looking" lately either. But she was right.  My face was just... well, puffy. Puffy to the point that I didn't really look like myself.  

It's been this way for a while... so long in fact, I assumed I would have to drop some weight before I would see a difference in my face. So I had more or less resolved that this is the way my face would look until I had time to work out a little more.

A few weeks ago I ordered the book Your Best Face Now by Shellie Goldstein.  I had scanned through the book, found out my "organ type" but had not had a chance to test out any of the acupressure points. 

Last Sunday as I was waiting on my husband to get dressed so we could go to dinner, I cracked open the book and flipped to the acupressure points for my specific organ type and did a few rounds. This was the only time I did the full routine. 
At work the next day, I found myself using one particular pressure point that I thought the book said would loosen the neck muscles, and since I'm sitting most of the day looking at a computer screen, this seemed like a smart point to use.  

I probably used this point 3 times that day. Throughout the rest of the week, whenever my neck would feel stiff, I would use that same point on each side of my head a few times a day.  

Wednesday evening I fell asleep in my contacts and hadn't washed my face. I woke up around 3:00 am and stumbled half-awake into the bathroom, took out my contacts and began to wash my face when I was struck with this thought: "Where'd my face go?!"  

I felt around my neck and jawline, and my face was seriously tiny.  Still half-asleep I wondered if my hands had grown larger... I couldn't figure out WHY my face felt and looked so small. The fluid was gone.  Even the fluid I had been keeping around my eyes was gone.

The next morning I wondered if I had been mistaken, but as I washed my face it still felt and looked so small.  So I tried to figure out what could have caused me to lose half my face overnight.  I was puzzled.  Happy. But puzzled.  

I thought maybe it was just me... But then I had people asking me what looked different about me.  My mother-in-law told me I looked smaller and younger.  And my mother was amazed.  

I finally determined it had to be the acupressure point I had been randomly using because I had changed nothing else.  So I flipped open my book and the description of that point said that it would reduce facial swelling and puffiness, drain fluid from the sinuses, help relieve congestion and loosen the muscles in the neck.

I'm a fan of acupressure points.  I've often used them to relieve headaches or nausea... even menstrual cramps.  But in a million years I never expected that massaging a tiny point on each side of your head could have this effect!  

Obviously now I have to try the full 20 minute routine.  What's wonderful about this is that it is not some facial workout to build the muscle in your face... this literally works internally to get your body in a healthier state, so the inside is reflected on the outside.  


In four days of randomly using ONE acupressure point, I literally look like a different person. Younger. Smaller. Healthier.  I know it sounds unbelievable... I've had trouble believing it myself honestly.

I am so glad I ordered this book. Shellie Goldstein has done a wonderful job of thoroughly explaining the different organ types, and she even gives you certain foods and recipes that you should be eating for your particular organ type.  We have a tendency to believe that there's a one-size-fits-all diet even though we are all clearly different.  

Oh, and that pressure point I used?  It's called Triple Heater 17 (TH-17) and is located in the indention behind and below your ears at the base of the skull. Do each side separately using one finger. Move the fingertip in 10 small, clockwise circles. It really is that simple.  

This book has quickly become a major asset to my natural beauty routine.  I think coupled with a naturally healthy diet this can help us all retain our youthful glow... or help it return.  

Be free. Be happy. Be naturally beautiful.

- Elisabeth :)

9 Comments
mckenzie
11/21/2013 04:39:22 am

wow that's really cool. will this help my eyes look brighter by draining the fluid around them? also, just a suggestion...you might want to start a youtube channel and post your blog info on there, i think you would get a lot of followers. =]

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Elisabeth link
3/12/2014 02:31:30 am

Thank you for commenting! I'm sure that if this point helps drain fluid from the sinuses, it would be useful in reducing puffiness around the eyes, but there are a couple of other great points for that as well.

At the top of the cheek bone just below the center of the eye, there is small indention in the bone. Massaging this point (possibly while washing your face) helps drain fluid from around the eyes also. I have a friend who is an esthetician at a spa, and she uses this point frequently with her clients. :)

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this little lark link
1/31/2014 10:13:54 pm

Great post... DU26, LI4, and LU7 are also very effective... :)

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Elisabeth link
3/12/2014 02:34:13 am

Thank you... these are great. :) And love your website!

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Jensomeone
5/14/2014 01:47:04 pm

Hi! What about draining fluid from under the chin?

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nams link
7/28/2014 01:42:56 am

woww...am sooo glad I came across this post !! I have going through facial water retention for over 7 years almost. took tome to detect the problem. then I did everything. .good food..exercise drinking water..it helped a little..but during travelling the swelling again shows up ! :( and it makes me look 5kgs more fat !! everybody in family has been commenting. ..I started taking homeopathy med to tame this prob..but haven't found a permanent solution.
thanks a tonne for posting this !! definitely gonna try..:)

cld you please tell me if you've been doing it every day even now ?? have you been able to combat the problem totally ?
also if possible pleasw post a picture to show the exact point..cldbt find on the internet :))

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Anne
8/4/2014 02:15:21 pm

Thanks so much for this! I had a face and brow lift and blepharoplasty seven weeks ago. I started using the points you recommended because my upper eyelids were still very swollen. In four days, they had shrunk by more than fifty percent. I am going to keep working on them.

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Jill
11/13/2014 12:23:20 am

SO glad I came across your article about Shellies book- I've had her book for about a year and picked it up here and there and finally decided to get into it once and for all ah ah
I've narrowed down that Im the spleen organ type and am excited to try her method- Im so excited to hear it was so helpful for you! I've tried facial exercises and they've been of some help but when I started reading on the organ type and symptoms associated with it, it was eerily dead on for me. Fingers crossed I have as much success as you've had :)
Cheers!

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Mimi link
12/11/2015 02:26:11 pm

I came upon your advice about draining fluid under eyes, while looking up beauty Acupuncture. For 8 or more years I've had small pockets of fluid under my eyes ( caused by a stupid decision to have filler put into my under eye tear trough area!) so three nights ago I thought I might as well try these acupuncture points under the earlobe an eye socket. Well I woke next morning, looked in the mirror and I was blown away!!!! The fluid sacs had gone! I thought I was imagining it! So I didn't say anything to hubby and kept doing the points for that and next day! Then yesterday, when I finally asked hubby if he could see any difference he confirmed it too. Now we are both very level headed people and not believers in airy fairy remedies. So we are both Gob Smacked with this. I've spent a lot of money on cosmetic treatments over the years. Yet, incredibly this simple thing that's fixed this annoying facial problem. So from me an hubby, a HUGE thank you for sharing. I am going to make an appointment for more of this from a professional for sure. It's amazing. Thank you again.

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