Katshani Nina Vladimirovna

The article presents a review of domestic and international data on the clinical and physiological effects of facial massage techniques in the context of preventive and restorative medicine. The mechanisms of action on the skin, blood vessels, muscles, and the autonomic nervous system are examined, including microcirculation, cutaneous vascular response, lymphatic drainage, and psychophysiological effects. Contemporary methods of objective assessment are presented, such as laser Doppler flowmetry, thermography, heart rate variability (HRV), capillaroscopy, photogrammetry, and 3D facial analysi...