COURSE DESCRIPTION
This complimentary video course introduces facial motor points and their use in cosmetic acupuncture. Michelle Gellis covers the location and function of key facial muscles, and how motor point technique can be applied to common cosmetic concerns such as forehead wrinkles and lid lifting.
This course is an introduction to motor point theory as it applies to the face, and pairs with Michelle’s broader facial acupuncture teaching, including her upcoming Sydney workshop, Facial Acupuncture in Clinical Practice: Cosmetic and Neuro-Acupuncture Technique.
COURSE OUTLINE
- Introduction to Motor Points
- Facial Motor Points
- Advanced Techniques
- Treating Forehead Wrinkles
- Lifting the Lids
- Muscles of the Face: frontalis, corrugator supercilii, procerus, mentalis, depressor labii inferioris, orbicularis oris
- Other Uses of Facial Motor Points
About Michelle Gellis
Michelle Gellis is a Licensed and Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. She has been a Faculty Member and Clinic Supervisor at the Maryland University of Integrative Health (formally the Tai Sophia Institute) since 2004. Michelle Gellis holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Seton Hall University School of Business in Computer Science, and a Master of Science Degree in Acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute. Ms Gellis holds the distinction of being one of the very few acupuncturists in the country certified to teach acupuncture facial rejuvenation — also known as cosmetic acupuncture — certification classes on a national level to other acupuncturists. In addition to acupuncture facial rejuvenation, Michelle teaches classes on facial cupping, gua sha and treating neuromuscular facial conditions such as Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis , Trigeminal Neuralgia, TMJ, and Bells Palsy with acupuncture.
She has been published in The Journal of Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture Today, the Maryland Acupuncture Society Newsletter, The Acupuncture Desk Reference as well as featured in Her Mind Magazine, Howard County Business News and Be Well World Magazine.
What You Will Get with this FREE WEBINAR
- 38 Minutes of Footage
- Lifetime Access
- No formal CPDs
Register for Michelle’s 2027 live course in Sydney here