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Slapping your face to look younger? The concept garnered a lot of attention for one California massage therapist. The idea is to increase circulation and unblock energy. But is this trendy technique truly based in ancient practices? <\/p>\n
Gam Pukkalanun is a certified Thai massage therapist in West Los Angeles. At her Thai Sabai salon, slapping is part of the routine. <\/p>\n
\"We use a chopping motion along the energy lines and to relax the muscles and open the energy lines,\" Pukkalanun said. <\/p>\n
In Thai medicine, meridians or energy lines are called \"sen.\" Like the rest of your body, the face also has specific ones. But can stimulating them make you look younger? <\/p>\n
\"The face slapping thing is, in my opinion, kind of a fad. I don't think it's a good treatment if anti-aging is what you're going to look for,\" said Dr. Shirley Chi, a dermatologist. <\/p>\n
Chi says it's certainly not appropriate if you have irritable skin like rosacea patient Kristen Munoz. <\/p>\n
\"My skin is very, very sensitive. If I touch my skin, you'll see the mark on my face,\" Munoz said. <\/p>\n
But gentle facial massage is something rooted in ancient tradition and common sense. Chi said when washing or massaging your face, use an upward motion. <\/p>\n
\"The concept behind the upward motion is that you're going against gravity and trying to get your skin to feel upward movement instead of downward movement,\" Chi said. <\/p>\n
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