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I’ve always considered myself to be someone who prioritizes skincare and living a healthy & balanced lifestyle between good food choices and regular physical activity.

My friend recently told me that she became an instructor for Kogao also known as “small face therapy”. I’ve never heard of this; as an open minded person, I was genuinely interested in knowing more about what Kogao is as she has now decided to make this her passion business venture.

As a female in today’s society, it’s definitely not easy living up to beauty standards set by social media in the form of filters. As we all age, we’re told that our skin will become saggy and we must do x,y and z to prevent all this from happening. So many individuals fall into the trap of marketing ploys where the advertisement states that they have found the solution to defy aging.

I am at the age where some friends and/or acquaintances will get botox and other procedures done to remain youthful in appearance. When my friend said that Kogao is a way where you can get a natural lift without the need for botox, I was all ears. I’m not against botox but I genuinely don’t feel like I need it; I genuinely am all for prevention and I will do anything in my power to prevent my skin from sagging.

The Experience:

Duration : 1 hour

I walked into the treatment room and sat on the treatment table where my friend assessed my face to see if there’s any structural part of my face that needs correction.

I know that my skin is well hydrated and plump (i.e. collagen rich) so I was more interested in seeing if my face has any asymmetries.

I know that everyone’s face is asymmetrical; some faces have more asymmetry than others. My friend seemed genuinely surprised when I said to her that I don’t really notice any asymmetry in my face and that I don’t have any particular areas of concern. As I lay down on the treatment bed, my friend did a more thorough assessment of my face as she touched different parts of my face (i.e. jaw, cheekbones, eyebrows). To her surprise, she reported that my face is symmetrical with very minor imbalances. Imbalances included: My left jaw line was slightly lower than my right jaw line in addition to my left cheek slightly being higher than my right cheekbone. None of these imbalances would be visible to the eye without further investigation.

As we settled into the treatment, she begins to correct the imbalances through massages of the different parts of my face. The massage includes one for the head, shoulders and neck. Even though she didn’t detect any sign of tension on my face (i.e. eyebrows), there was lots of tension in my head, shoulders and neck. The head massage felt so good! Now I’m motivated to get a head massage from time to time. 🙂

The experience is painless but you can definitely feel the bones being shifted through the methods used Kogao. My friend did tell me that I may experience soreness after the treatment. After the whole experience, I told her that I feel very good and feel more relaxed.

Here is my before (on the left) and after (on the right). I have no make up on and this is me au natural. 🙂 Do you spot any differences? If you on IG and check out the account @tenshido, you will see clients who have had very effective results after a few treatments.

I did wake up the next morning with my right cheek feeling a bit tender to the touch but it was not bad at all.

My friend told me to check on day 3 and to take a selfie to see best results. I don’t have a good comparison since the selfie was taken under different lighting and I was wearing a bit of makeup.

Here is my day 3:

For best results, book a treatment every 7 days after the initial appointment. Even after 1 time, immediate results can be shown but by the end of 3 treatments, significant changes can be noted.

Food For Thought: If anyone is not feeling good about the way they physically look, give Kogao a try as it is a natural way to “lift” your skin without injecting yourself with Botox and/or other things. Because it is a combination of massage methods and lymphatic drainage, you definitely will feel more relaxed afterwards as an added bonus. With no make up on, who doesn’t want to leave a place completely glowing and relaxed?