Extreme cupping therapy - GIF

[KustomsbyKent]

Pretty common to see this in China, it is another form of medicine for them. I never tried this one, it looked painful, and the people I talked to that had it done said it was painful but provided some benefit...wasn't clear to me!
The first time I saw someone with those marks on them I thought they were a victim!
Typically they heat the glass or copper container, and then apply to the skin, as it cools, it draws a vacuum inside and pulls the skin up into the container, which causes those marks. No thanks!

[Frank S]

Pretty common to see this in China, it is another form of medicine for them. I never tried this one, it looked painful, and the people I talked to that had it done said it was painful but provided some benefit...wasn't clear to me!
The first time I saw someone with those marks on them I thought they were a victim!
Typically they heat the glass or copper container, and then apply to the skin, as it cools, it draws a vacuum inside and pulls the skin up into the container, which causes those marks. No thanks!

Someone would have to show me the science behind this before I would even think about it just like the acupuncture craze a few years ago.