: an operation of drawing blood to the surface of the body by use of a glass vessel evacuated by heat
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The facials start at $140 (for a simple sculpting treatment using facial cupping) and go up to $700 (a facial that includes all the works like microcurrent, LED light, and microneedling).
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Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Facial cupping and cryotherapy face rollers are also included into the treatment.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
Any signs of disc cupping or thinning can be indicative of glaucoma.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
One form of cupping – wet cupping – involves piercing the skin to bleed the area and remove stagnant blood and toxins.
—Nicholas B. Tiller, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2021
Smoother, more radiant skin is the goal of this treatment’s anti-aging facial, which uses cupping and cryotherapy techniques.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
The most common cause of upward cupping of leaves is a reaction to drought, and this is true both of redbud trees and cucurbits.
—oregonlive, 16 July 2023
The next phase of my treatment involved cupping, which is intended to promote blood flow and the movement of lymphatic fluid.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 9 Dec. 2022
Wellness is a main focus, and the resort welcomes many visiting practitioners throughout the year who are masters in cupping and acupuncture to reflexology and sound healing.
—Livia Hengel, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
Annie Blay, Allure, 11 Apr. 2024
Facial cupping and cryotherapy face rollers are also included into the treatment.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
Any signs of disc cupping or thinning can be indicative of glaucoma.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
One form of cupping – wet cupping – involves piercing the skin to bleed the area and remove stagnant blood and toxins.
—Nicholas B. Tiller, Quartz, 6 Aug. 2021
Smoother, more radiant skin is the goal of this treatment’s anti-aging facial, which uses cupping and cryotherapy techniques.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 11 Dec. 2023
The most common cause of upward cupping of leaves is a reaction to drought, and this is true both of redbud trees and cucurbits.
—oregonlive, 16 July 2023
The next phase of my treatment involved cupping, which is intended to promote blood flow and the movement of lymphatic fluid.
—Jesa Marie Calaor, Allure, 9 Dec. 2022
Wellness is a main focus, and the resort welcomes many visiting practitioners throughout the year who are masters in cupping and acupuncture to reflexology and sound healing.
—Livia Hengel, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
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Medical Definition
cupping
noun
cup·ping
1
: a technique formerly employed for drawing blood to the surface of the body by application of a glass vessel from which air had been evacuated by heat to form a partial vacuum
2
: a concave depression in a body organ
also
: the formation of such a depression
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