No. Although the word needle irritates the person, acupuncture needles are not very thin and grooved. Since no liquid is transferred with the needles, the needles do not need to be corrugated. Therefore, there is no pain or ache. In addition, acupuncture needles, which are applied with a good technique, do not give any pain and pain sensation when being removed. However, we apply laser acupuncture treatment instead of needles to our patients who have anxiety.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Acupuncture treatment has no side effects. It is the only treatment method in the world that has no side effects. Because no medicine or substance is given from outside. It acts only through the body’s own hormones and enzymes and through neural communication. In other words, it allows the body to use its own pharmacy.
The needles used in our clinic are for single use only. We use new sterile needles for our patients in every session.
The materials used in the production of needles are classified as steel, gold, silver, titanium. However, the use of these needles varies according to the patient and the disease. The needles we use for ear and body acupuncture are different. In addition, laser acupuncture can be applied instead of needles.
Each treatment is called a session. The duration of a session is between 15-40 minutes depending on the patient and the disease. Cure is the sum of treatments consisting of 10-15 sessions. The frequency of the sessions is applied every day or 2-3 times a week or once a week depending on the condition of the patient and the disease.
Auricular Acupuncture: In this type of acupuncture, laser is first applied to the correspondence points of the relevant tissues and organs according to the patient and the disease. The treatment is carried out by attaching needles (earrings), seeds, magnets (balls) to the relevant acupuncture points after the diagnosis is made from the ear.
Body Acupuncture: According to classical Chinese acupuncture, it is performed by diagnosing the patient from the points on 12 double, 2 single, 8 extra meridians on the body surface, selecting the appropriate points according to the condition of the disease, and applying needles or lasers to these points.
Acupuncture treatment can be applied to everyone regardless of age. However, instead of using needles for babies and children, point and/or regional treatments are applied with laser. Injection treatment can also be applied to older children if they can tolerate the needle treatment.
Acupuncture treatment is not recommended for carcinomas, congenital diseases, and diseases that have been decided to be treated surgically. In addition, patients with bleeding disorders (hemophilia) should be treated with laser acupuncture, as needle therapy may be inconvenient.
Acupuncture, which is generally preferred in our country for weight loss, is used in the treatment of many diseases in the world. We can divide acupuncture treatment into three main categories:
*Pain treatment
*Habit therapy (Obesity, alcohol, smoking etc.)
*Click on the World Health Organization (WHO) list of diseases that can be treated with acupuncture.
No. This issue should be evaluated within the scope of the concept of body-balance. On one side of the balance are calories taken, on the other side there are calories we spend. If we keep this balance at the same level, we will maintain our weight for life. No matter how we lose weight, whether by using drugs, doing sports, or dieting, we start to regain the weight we lost, if we go back to our overeating habits by saying “I lost a lot of weight”.
First of all, with acupuncture treatment, the necessary points are stimulated and the metabolic rate is increased. In addition, it is beneficial to drink 10-12 glasses of water a day, not to stay hungry for a long time, to eat at frequent intervals, not to skip meals, to consume enough lean protein and to exercise. Green tea can also benefit from calcium and B group vitamins.
If the correct diagnosis is made in acupuncture treatment, the treatment gives positive results in every patient. However, to generalize, the effect may be low in 10-20% of people. This can be decided after 6-8 sessions of treatment and the treatment is terminated. Then, it is investigated why the treatment provides limited benefit.
How can it be understood whether the weights are lost from adipose tissue or muscle tissue?
Body analysis of the patient is performed with the BIA (Bioelectrical Impedance) method available in our clinic. In other words, we measure the fat, muscle and water ratios of your body before the treatment. During the slimming process, these analyzes are repeated every 15 days, and when the collected data is checked, you can see concretely that there is a decrease in fat tissue from your body.
