Gua-sha, Jade Roller, and Facial Massage: Are there benefits within dermatology?

Affiliations

¹ Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA.
² Transitional Year Residency, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
⁴ Division of Dermatology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
⁶ Dermatology Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

Austin Hamp et al. J Cosmet Dermatol. 2023 Feb.

. 2023 Feb;22(2):700-703.

doi: 10.1111/jocd.15421. Epub 2022 Oct 14.

¹ Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA.
² Transitional Year Residency, The University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas, USA.
³ Department of Pathology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA.
⁴ Division of Dermatology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA.
⁵ Department of Dermatology, Duke University Hospital, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
⁶ Dermatology Service, US Department of Veterans Affairs Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center, Aurora, Colorado, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: aging; alternative medicine; anti-aging; general dermatology; spa therapy.

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