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I Got Cupping on My Face for Anti-Aging and It Wasn't At All What I Expected

What happened when I went all Michael Phelps on my face

by Katie McCarthy | COMMENT

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Facial Cupping: How It Works When cupping therapy is performed on the body, cups are applied to specific spots for a few minutes at a time. In order to create suction, the therapist usually heats the cups -- as the cups cool, suction builds -- or uses a pump to create a vacuum inside the cups.

When your face is cupped, however, the cups aren't static; the therapist lubricates your face (i.e., with oil) and glides the cups over your skin. It's basically a facial massage with suction.

You may see facial cupping offered as a single service or an add-on to another type of facial treatment, since facial cupping can be accomplished pretty quickly (about 15 to 20 minutes is typical).

DIY, at-home cupping is popular also, says McIntire. In fact, she regularly teaches sold-out facial-cupping classes at All and One.

"Typically, I'll do a series of treatments for someone and set them up with their own cups," McIntire said. "If somebody's using their cups two or three times a week, their skin will change dramatically."

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