--- title: Should You Try Face-Cupping for Anti-Aging? description: Find out why you should try face-cupping, the new anti-aging routine that celebrities are obsessed with. canonical: https://time.com/4690738/face-cupping-anti-aging-beauty/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-03-03T19:28:59.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T09:05:02.576Z og:title: Why Celebrities Are Obsessed With Face Cupping og:description: Should you try this new beauty routine? og:url: https://time.com/4690738/face-cupping-anti-aging-beauty/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0fede08489c9c5c/6988bcf5e20a87ba49a94568/gettyimages-611942608.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2672 og:image:height: 1503 og:image:alt: Balenciaga: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Why Celebrities Are Obsessed With Face Cupping twitter:description: Should you try this new beauty routine? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0fede08489c9c5c/6988bcf5e20a87ba49a94568/gettyimages-611942608.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Why Celebrities Are Obsessed With Face Cupping > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images by [Julia Naftulin / Health.com](https://time.com/author/health-com/) ## Julia Naftulin / Health.com Contributor Mar 3, 2017 7:28 PM UTC Cupping made headlines during the 2016 Rio Olympics, when Michael Phelps attributed the round, purple bruises on his back to [the alternative medicine practice](http://www.health.com/fitness/cupping-therapy-benefits) used to treat everything from muscle soreness to arthritis and blood diseases. Now, celebrities are getting the skin-suctioning therapy on a new part of their bodies: their faces. [Kim Kardashian](http://www.health.com/weight-loss/kim-kardashian-weight-loss-sweat-suit) recently posted a photo on Snapchat of a collection of serum bottles and glass jars with balloons on top. “Face cupping facial at Nurse Jamie,” she wrote on the pic. We wanted to know: does cupping really help rejuvenate skin? And what about the bruising?! (The reality star did not share a post-treatment selfie.) **RELATED:** [**The 27 Best Anti-Aging Tips of All Time**](http://www.health.com/beauty/best-anti-aging-tips) In an interview with [_The Hollywood Reporter_](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-actresses-cupping-faces-countdown-oscars-970464), Nurse Jamie (aka Jamie Sherrill), facialist to the stars, said that cupping uses mild suction to drain lymph nodes, getting “rid of any sign of a jowl and fight\[ing\] inflammation for a perfect profile or over-the-shoulder photo moment.” She uses the technique at Beauty Park Medical Spa, a destination for A-listers seeking non-surgical skin treatments. Kate Beckinsdale’s aesthetician, Kat Rudu, also uses facial cupping on her celeb clients, according to _The Hollywood Reporter_. To get a doctor’s take on whether cupping really can lead to a younger-looking complexion, we spoke with New York City-based dermatologist Debra Jaliman, MD: “Facial cupping promotes circulation of blood to the face. For some people, it’s extremely relaxing,” she says. And unlike body cupping, it doesn’t leave marks. The procedure works like this: Glass cups with balloons attached are placed on the skin and used to gently lift facial tissue for a massage-like effect. The sucking motion can drain lymph nodes and increase the supply of oxygen and nutrients to your skin, says Dr. Jaliman. Immediately after the procedure, clients often report that their muscles feel relaxed, and that they see a reduction in [wrinkles](http://www.health.com/beauty/prevent-wrinkles-overnight) and fine lines, she says. There is a caveat however: The anti-aging effects are fleeting. “The results last hours or days,” says Dr. Jaliman, pointing out that unlike the average Jane, celebs can afford to splurge on fun treatments like cupping. (A [75-minute session](http://beautyparkspa.com/most-popular) with Nurse Jamie costs $325.) If you want youthful skin without paying top dollar for a face-sucking session, Dr. Jaliman recommends investing in quality [anti-aging products](http://www.health.com/beauty/best-anti-aging-products), such as a [vitamin C serum](http://www.health.com/beauty/vitamin-c-serum) and [retinol cream](http://www.health.com/beauty/winter-retinol). The results of a proper skincare regimen last much, much longer, she says. _This_ [_article_ ](http://www.health.com/beauty/facial-cupping-trend?xid=motto)_originally appeared on_ [_Health.com_](http://health.com) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4690738/face-cupping-anti-aging-beauty/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4690738/face-cupping-anti-aging-beauty/"},"headline":"Why Celebrities Are Obsessed With Face Cupping","datePublished":"2017-03-03T19:28:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:02.576Z","description":"Should you try this new beauty routine?","url":"https://time.com/4690738/face-cupping-anti-aging-beauty/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0fede08489c9c5c/6988bcf5e20a87ba49a94568/gettyimages-611942608.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Julia Naftulin / Health.com"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf0fede08489c9c5c/6988bcf5e20a87ba49a94568/gettyimages-611942608.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Balenciaga: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017","caption":"Balenciaga: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring/Summer 2017","creditText":"Bertrand Rindoff Petroff—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4690738/face-cupping-anti-aging-beauty/","name":"Why Celebrities Are Obsessed With Face Cupping"}}]}] ```