Pulse + Needle

26/04/2025

I made it past the Nomination phase and on to Best of Sonoma County Top 5! YAAAYY!!!! Official voting begins now til May 18th, 2025.

When you get a moment, please head over to Press Democrat and cast your final vote for me. I appreciate and thank you in advance for you support! 💕🙏🏼

Show your support for Sonoma County businesses by participating in the Best of Sonoma County Readers’ Choice.

20/03/2025

I’ve been nominated for the 1st time!🤩

Please head over to Press Democrat, click on “Best of” ➡️ “Real Life” ➡️ “Acupuncturist” ➡️ scroll to “Makha Phetphommasouk” and click to vote.

Thank you in advance for your support! 🙏🏼☺️

www.pressdemocrat.com/article/multimedia/best-of-sonoma-county-4

(Deadline: April 6th)

03/02/2025

My clinic has and will always be open to all. I will continue to support and provide a safe space to all who seek it. 💕

23/07/2024

Sending light electrical pulses to tighten and lift forehead.⚡️

22/07/2024

Meet my summer interns! ⭐️✨

13/06/2024

You are tired of the breakouts and want to try something more natural when it comes to healing your acne. Here are some Mother Nature’s acne remedies that you can try.

✨Milk Thistle: Aids the liver in cleansing the blood. Steep a bag or 1 teaspoon of loose tea in 1 cup of hot water for 5-10 minutes before consuming. If not using a tea bag, please strain the tea before drinking.

✨Dandelion Root: Reduces skin inflammation and irritation while increasing hydration. Add 1 dropperful to 2oz of water and consume 3 times per day.

✨Tea Tree oil: A natural antibiotic and antiseptic. Dab tea tree oil on acne blemishes 3x per day to reduce redness and size.

✨Cucumber: In TCM, acne is due to excessive heat in the lungs and stomach. Cucumber has a cooling energy and contains vitamins A, B1, C and E. Consume fresh cucumbers (skin and all) 2x per day to help reduce inflammation and clear up skin.

✨Licorice root: It’s a natural antimicrobial which helps to eliminate bad bacteria and control oil production. Great alternative to benzoyl peroxide. Add 1 dropperful to 2oz of water and consume 3 times per day.

Sources:
Balch, P. A (2010). Prescription for Nutritional Healing (5th ed), Penguin Group.

Lu, H.C (1986). Chinese System of Food Cures Prevention and Remedies. Sterling Publishing Company.

13/06/2024

June is Acne Awareness Month.

Acne is not just reserved for teenagers, adults can get them too. Stay tuned as I’ll be sharing some expert insights and tips on acne care that you can do at home.

01/06/2024

6 Tips for Glowing Skin:

1.) Know your skin type and use products that work with your skin.

2.) If you wear makeup, use an oil cleanser followed by a gentle cleanser. I like using Osmosis: Lift Away Cleansing Balm followed by Osmosis: Cleanse. 🧖🏻‍♀️

3.) Drink plenty of water throughout the day. Not sure how much water to drink? Simply take your weight and divide it by 2 and the total equals the amount of water your body needs daily. 💦

4.) Apply 2 drops of your favorite facial oil to your moisturizer for more hydration.

5.) Consume plenty of water rich fruits and vegetables. 🍇🍉🍊🥭🫐🍅🥒

6.) Get a hydrafacial once a month to keep pores clean, reduce impurities and improve hydration for that natural glow.✨

28/05/2024

Can you guess which kid is our wild one?🤭

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28/05/2024

I get so giddy when I see skin transformation like my patient above!

Results are based on consistency. I performed my signature Holistic Facial Rejuvenation treatment, which consists of Osmosis facial infusion + aesthetic acupuncture, every 3-4 weeks. Changes to diet + lifestyle as well as consistent at-home skincare routine helped contribute to skin health as well.✨

*Patient gave consent to use before + after pictures to Pulse + Needle only*

20/05/2024

Any changes since our last appointment together? Whatever the changes may be, please keep me updated so I can modify treatments for you. 🌿

20/05/2024

My sweet patient has been using anti-acne creams, seen an esthetician for extracts and switched from different store bought skincare products hoping they would clear up her skin but they didn’t. When she came to see me, I took her pulses and they showed too much heat and dampness in her system. Upon further questioning, patient mentions experiencing lots of stress with school and personal life, craved and consumed mostly sweets and always woke up tired because she couldn’t get deep sleep. All of this disrupted her gut microbiome causing overgrowth of yeast thus resulting in fungal acne.

With fungal acne, topical anti-acne treatments won’t work. You need to go deeper. You need to address the internal disharmony happening in the gut. Acupuncture points can address the root causes of fungal acne. But, patient still needed to do her part in daily selfcare. I got patient making small changes in her diet and lifestyle as well as using medical grade skincare products daily and you can see improvement after one facial treatment. If patient keeps this up, she’ll be having clean, healthy skin very soon.

If you have been suffering from acne and not able to get any relief from conventional skin treatments, maybe its time to try a more holistic approach to skin care.