EXT-13 - Hairline Ridge

发际 - Fà jì

Point Region: Head

EXT

Extra Points

其他穴位 - Qítā Xuéwèi

Location & How to Find

Anatomical Location: On the forehead, along the hairline, often used in scalp acupuncture protocols.

Extra points have no international location standard, and Chinese texts number and place some of them differently. This location follows common teaching.

How to Locate:

  1. Locate your natural hairline on the forehead
  2. Find the center point where hair begins to grow
  3. This is at the border of hair and forehead
  4. This location along the hairline ridge is EXT-13
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How to Apply Pressure

Because EXT-13 sits along a hairline rather than a fixed anatomical hole, treat it as a general scalp point: use light fingertip pressure through the hair and skip it over inflamed follicles, scalp wounds, or after recent head trauma. New or unknown-cause headaches need medical assessment rather than pressure.

Traditional Indications

In TCM, this point is traditionally used for:

  • Headache
  • Dizziness
  • Insomnia
  • Blurred vision
  • Anxiety
  • Mental restlessness
  • Frontal headache

Related Health Concerns

HeadacheFeeling FaintInsomniaAnxiety

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Important Precautions

Avoid this point with:

  • Scalp wounds
  • Recent head trauma
  • Severe headache of unknown origin

Take care:

  • Gentle pressure only on scalp
  • Avoid if hair follicles are inflamed