136 ELLE AUSTRALIA
PIN IN PLACE
ACUPUNCTURE
❯❯WHAT IT IS: Fine, stainless-
steel needles are inserted into the skin
at various points all over the body to
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❯❯WHAT IT’S REALLY
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COST:
$140 FOR THE FIRST SESSION
❯❯ WHAT IT IS: Platelet-rich
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THE NATURAL FILLER
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PLASMA
THE
RESULTS:
When I first walked
in, my body was
buzzing with frenetic
energy. By the end
of the first session,
those jagged edges
had smoothed on
one side of my body
(Schlederer explained
my asymmetry was
because of where
organs – and
potential blockages
- are positioned in
the body). Could
15 minutes with a few
pins in my feet, shins,
hands and scalp work
that quickly? I visited
again (subsequent
sessions are $90) and
it felt as though even
my blood had slowed
its pump. I didn’t feel
like I was about to
take off in fight-or-
flight all the time
(got to be a good
thing). I was shocked
something so
old-fashioned could
be so effective so
fast, and I still have
sessions regularly. - AMY STARR
COST:$990 FOR A FULL FACE (WITH LED TREATMENT)