AA1 Facial Points

Question 1

GV24.5 location and needling technique

• Location
• Insertion
• Depth

Answer 1

GV24.5 location and needling technique

Location:

On the midline of the face, between the medial ends of the eyebrows (glabella)

Insertion

Obliquely downward, pinch the skin to insert. Use 15 mm or 30 mm needle

Depth

0.3 – 0.5 cun

Question 2

GV26 location and needling technique

• Location
• Insertion
• Depth

Answer 2

GV26 location and needling technique

Location

On the midline of the philtrum on the upper lip at the junction between the upper one third and the lower two thirds.

Insertion

slightly oblique in a cranial direction

Depth

0.3 – 0.5 cun

Question 3

CV24 location and needling technique

• Location
• Insertion
• Depth

Answer 3

CV24 location and needling technique

Location

On the anterior midline at the midpoint of the mentolabial groove (fossa).

Insertion

perpendicular or obliquely upward towards the inferior lip

Depth

0.3-0.5 cun

Question 4

LI20 location and needling technique

• Location
• Insertion
• Depth

Answer 4

LI20 location and needling technique

Location

In the nasolabial groove at the level of the midpoint of the nasal ala. This is the last point of the LI meridian and is on the opposite side of the body from the rest of the meridian.

Insertion

obliquely, subcutaneously, superiorly and medially towards the bridge of the nose, following the nasolabial groove. Use 15mm or 30mm needle.

Depth

0.25-0.5 cun

Question 5

ST7 location and needling technique

• Location
• Insertion
• Depth

Answer 5

ST7 location and needling technique

Location

In the depression below the middle of the zygomatic arch, posterior to the masseter and between the coronoid process and the condyloid process of the mandible. The point is located with the mouth closed. If a finger is placed on the point and the mouth is opened, the condyloid process will be felt as it moves forward.

Insertion

lateral to medial, perpendicular to the skin.

Depth

0.5-1 cun

Question 6

Taiyang location and needling technique

• Location
• Insertion
• Depth

Answer 6

Taiyang location and needling technique

Location

In the temporal fossa, 1 cun posterior to the midpoint of the line joining the lateral end of the eyebrow (superior lateral corner of the orbit) and the lateral canthus of the eye

Insertion

Oblique anterior to posterior or perpendicular to the skin. Avoid hitting the temporal artery.

Depth

0.3 - 0.4 cun