Using acupuncture instead of anesthetics to induce analgesia was performed in China many years ago in surgical anesthetization.Although many medical units in China’s cities and rural areas are applying these techniques in operations,it should be pointed out that acupuncture anesthesia is still in the process of development and is of next to no practical and even less scientific value in the western world.However,acupuncture-assisted anesthesia can be useful also in countries other than China.