Ashley Graham claims a traditional Chinese medicine practice yields better ... trends now

Ashley Graham has claimed that Gua Sha can take the place of Botox.

The 35-year-old model - who was last seen leaving France - shared with Byrdie that she likes to rely on more natural procedures.

'I've seen so many girls do Gua Sha so wrong and I feel like I have the best teacher in the whole world,' she began. 'Her name is Sandra Lanshin, and she's also my acupuncturist.

'If you go on her TikTok or Instagram, she shows you exactly how to do it. You don't need filler, you just need Gua Sha. I tell her all the time, like you are my Botox.'

Gua sha, or kerokan, is a traditional Chinese medicine practice in which a tool is used to scrape people's skin in order to produce light petechiae.

Gua means 'scrape' and Sha means 'petechiae' (tiny, flat red, purple spots) in Chinese,' said Dr. Ervina Wu, PhD, L.Ac., and the co-founder of YINA, to Harper's Bazaar.

'Gua Sha began as a full body treatment—which most people don't realize since facial techniques have recently become popular. 

'The key point is to scrape the skin (commonly the upper back) to invigorate blood flow, release heat-toxins, stimulate lymphatic drainage, activate various points of the body, and bring helpful cells to the area by stimulating an immune response. Sometimes this action creates some discoloration on the skin, which can look dramatic. But rest assured, there is no pain and the petechiae usually goes away within days.'

Graham added, 'I'm also really into red light infrared sauna blankets.

'I think that they're so healing. It's great to lay in bed, snuggle up in one and sweat your butt off. That's really great for your body.'

The model also talked to Byrdie about how she finds the time to squeeze her skincare in between work and parenting.