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What is the duration of each acupuncture session and the interval between each session for the entire course?
Each acupuncture session takes about 40mins. Firstly, pressure seeds will be pasted on the auricular acupoints and this takes about 5mins. Secondly, the selection of acupoints, sterilization and needling, application of electrical stimulation and withdrawal of needles will take another 35mins.
The recommended interval between acupuncture sessions are as follow:
First course: daily consecutive treatments for the first three sessions and intervals of three or four days for the remaining seven sessions. The first course will take around one month.
Second course: interval of every five or seven days for all ten sessions which will last around two months.
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Are there any side effects in acupuncture slimming?
There are no side effects in acupuncture slimming. Occasionally, there may be slight subcutaneous hemorrhage or mild allergic reaction at or around the needling area. For slight subcutaneous hemorrhage, there may be a small purple bruising patch which will dissipate after a few days. For mild allergic reactions, there may be a small erythema patch at or around the needling area which may sometimes cause mild itching but it will disappear after a few days.
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