Acupuncture has been around for thousands of years and although relatively new to the west the chinese have been using points on the face to combat the signs of ageing and to help with various skin conditions for many years it was in use as early as the song dynasty 960ad 1279ad when the empress and emperor39s concubines received cosmetic acupuncture cosmetic acupuncture rejuvenates the skin and tones the facial muscles the treatment starts with cleansing and lymphatic drainage fine