What is therapeutic tattoo? What does it have to do with Traditional Chinese Medicine and why would you want one?

Therapeutic tattoo is an ancient healing modality that predates Acupuncture as we know it, but still utilizes the Acupuncture points and the functions we use today. As a Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I tattoo points on the patient that will help treat their health & spirit concerns. The invisible scarring and ink deposit that happens with all tattoos contiues to stimulate the point long after the procedure is over. This allows the patient to continue to receive its benefits longer than a typical Acupuncture Treatment.

People with long standing conditions often opt for a tattoo to compliment their other healing modalties and mitigate unpleasant symptoms. I have treated patients for symptoms dealing with anxiety, depression, chronic stress, heart arrymthias, dizziness, and chronic pain.

While the artwork on the point is irrelevant, as a painter and an acupuncturist, I believe it should be beautiful and the aesthetic should be pleasing to the patient. As a nod to those who tattooed before me, I continue to use trigreams and hexagrams from the iching.

Please book a free Therapeutic Tattoo Consultation. At a consult we talk about what you would like to work on. What areas of your body you would be comfotable with tattooing, and selecting the right artwork for you.