I've never written a review like this, but Cindy Chang deserves every word. As a combat veteran, I've carried more than physical injuries -- I carry layers of pain that most people don't see. From the moment I stepped into Advanced Mind & Body Spa, I felt something different. Cindy creates a space where I don't have to put on armor. I can be vulnerable. I can breathe. What Cindy offers is more than acupuncture or massage -- it's trust, healing, and safety. She reads the room, listens to my energy, and works with a grace and intuition I've never experienced before. During sessions, she's not just treating my pain -- she's helping me put myself back together, piece by piece. She's also treated my animals with the same care and intuition. Watching her connect with them, ease their pain, and comfort their bodies has deepened my respect for her work even more. Her healing touch goes beyond species -- it's something scarce. Being her patient has taught me that healing isn't always loud or forceful. Sometimes it's quiet, sincere, and full of light. Cindy has given me that light when I needed it most. She's more than a healer -- she's a blessing to this island and to veterans like me. If you're considering booking with Cindy, don't hesitate. You might walk in with pain, but you'll walk out with hope. -Corie D. Shumate U.S. Army (Retired) Combat Veteran read more

I highly recommend the services provided by Advanced Mind body and Spa. You will not be disappointed.

I've been taking my daughter to Master Chang for months and the overall experience has been one worth sharing. First, the level of customer service we have received consistently has been welcoming and very professional. Master Chang goes go out of her way to educate and help us understand what she will be focusing on and why. Her quality of care is superb. She delivers results! And I do mean results! WOW! I can not say enough about her capacity as an acupuncturist. She is legit! If you want some who will put you on a fast track healing she's the one. read more

This is my 3rd visit for accupuncture I have chronic pain. I am already starting to notice a change in my pain levels. After leaving here I know I'll be pain free for at least 48hrs this is huge to me. That's 48hrs of no medication which is my ultimate goal. Dr.Chang is a no nonsense lady who is serious about her craft and knows what she is doing, if you need relief give her a call. They offer several other services I have yet to try when I do I will update my review. read more

I started seeing Cindy after all attempts to alleviate my torn arm tendon were pretty much exhausted. My only options were the cortisone shot or surgery. I was unable to golf for months. I had gone to another acupuncture person and after 3 visits, there was no relief. After my first visit with Cindy, my arm seemed to be feeling better. After 3 sessions, I definitely knew my arm was getting better and it was because of Cindy. While I hate needles, the minimal needle prick was well worth the increased ability to use my arm. Cindy knows what acupuncture spots will alleviate pain and aching muscles. I'm now seeing her for relief of vertigo and headaches. After just 1 session, my vertigo is very minimal and we are working on clearing my headaches. I definitely have noticed a vast improvement of my headaches after just one treatment. I would definitely recommend Cindy to anyone who is suffering from pain and especially to try it before surgery or anything invasive. Cindy is very knowledgeable about what she is doing and explains everything. Knowing my dislike of needles, she even distracts me before I even feel the needle prick. I would definitely recommend Cindy and Advanced Mind & Body Spa for acupuncture! read more

Excellent massage! Excellent service! The ambiance is quiet, and peaceful with soft music and dim lighting. The massage therapist is amazing! I will definitely be a regular client here. read more

Cindy and her staff are amazing. The first thing I must say is that they are not located at the aiea medical building and if you google map the location, it will take you to their old location which is in the medical building. They are now located across the street by McDonald's. When I first entered the office I was welcomed by Cindy's receptionist. She was talkative and knowledgeable and notified me that Cindy was running behind. I didn't mind the wait as normal doctor visits have an average wait of an hour. I waited for about 1/2hr and was seen right after. I didn't notice how fast the time flew because her receptionist is such a great conversationalist. As I entered the room to get my skin tag removed I was really nervous but Cindy told me exactly what was about to happen and she was very patient with me. I could understand why there was a wait, she takes time to get to know who you are and make sure you are comfortable before proceeding with the procedure. Cindy was very professional and caring, you can tell that she loves what she does. I will totally be returning in the future and will recommend her to everyone. read more

Advanced Medi Spa Hawaii - The top photo was before the procedure, the bottom left is directly after cindy removed the skin tag and the bottom right is today!!! - Massage Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

Cindy is incredibly knowledgeable and explains every step of the process as she does it to make you feel comfortable. Everyone there is extremely friendly and funny, making for a very enjoyable experience. I highly recommend this place to everyone. They offer many different services not listed on the yelp page, so I recommend you call them if you have any questions. Shannon, the receptionist, is very helpful with this. read more

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Horrible owner! Don't waste your time here. Save your money and go somewhere that's professional!!! The spa was unclean when I was here years ago and it looks like some things never change. I learned a lot from this experience. Goodbye. read more

Started going here a few months ago from the time I walked in so the time with my XI visit I've had nothing but professional Care with a very relaxing environment. Aiea Shopping Center on the outside looks dated what they've done with the inside sure does not match the outside this is a definitely a good place to get your acupuncture facial or even your Chinese medicines Cindy seems to be very knowledgeable and well experienced person definitely a good place to stop. read more

Advanced Medi Spa Hawaii - New display of acupuncture care. - Massage Near Me - Aiea, Hawaii

To start, I bought a Groupon package as a gift for my husband. I called the day I purchased it and left a message to book an appointment. The owner (Cindy) called me after about 6 hours with such a rude tone stating that she had no room for me to book an appointment. Also that the service I $paid for, wasn't her priority. I then asked if she had ANY available days, and she rudely exclaimed that she would call me when one possibly may open up. I would advise Everyone not to use her services, DO NOT BUY THE GROUPON coupon. I'm also a healthcare provider, and people like Cindy don't deserve ANY recognition as a "medical provider". Doctors earn there degrees by going to an approved medical/Nursing school to use DR. at the beginning of there names, stop fronting. Go to school and earn yours. read more

It's been awhile since I visited Advanced Medi Spa for a treatment. Found out that they moved inside of the mini mall and I have to say the spa looks AMAZING! Aside from the decor, I had some joint issues and Cindy fixed it instantly. I guess I somehow injured myself (as usual) and figure it will go away. A week later I'm still in pain. So I decided to visit Cindy. Right away she knew what was wrong. By the time the session was done, my pain was gone. AWESOME!!!!! BTW, their new suite number is #277 indoors in the Mini Mall area. read more

You have to be willing to wait. Like others that wrote a review, call back is slow. I found that Cindy seems too distracted. She was also late for over 20 minutes during our appt. Cindy talks incessantly, which made me uncomfortable because I'm a client not her therapist. While waiting, I also witnessed her treat a couple of clients with such disrespect when they had a dispute about her services. One client asked her why she calls herself Doctor when she doesn't have the credentials. It was NOT a pleasant experience. read more

RUN AWAY from this terrible place!!!! I bought a groupon for laser treatment for hyperpigmentation of sun exposure for here. Originally it was for the face, but I paid "extra" to have it done on my arms instead (and thank God I decided not to treat my face). First of all this place is dingy and dirty. That should have made me leave but I had already paid for it so I stuck it out. Worse. Idea. Ever. Cindy "treated" my forearms with a laser machine that felt like a hot curling iron. Not only was this excruciatingly painful, but she didn't treat my skin evenly so I was left with random square patches of red, burnt, blistering skin. Cindy informed me that this was "normal" and I would have to come in for multiple treatments in order to finish. Yeah right, all that meant was more money for her. I never went back. Instead, I endured weeks of painful healing and was left with bare white square patches of skin where she had given me very severe 2nd degree burns. I had to go to my doctor to treat my burns, they were THAT bad!! After I had healed enough, I then had to pay extra money (5 treatments and over $600) to my dermatologist to try and correct the damage that CMC Medi Spa did to my arms. My derm was "appalled" at what happened to me and called Cindy's treatment of my skin barbaric. So, consider yourself warned...stay far far away from this horrific establishment!!!!! read more

I only rated it a 2 because the owner Cindy was very nice and excepted my expired Groupon, although she had to call groupon to see if she could. But other than that I've had issues with them. 1. They never answer the phone. 2. The first 2 appointments I made, the therapist was a no show. I was promised a 20% discount at that time. 3. The 3rd appointment which I went recently. I got there 15 minutes prior and it was closed. Cindy called me at 5 min to my appointment and said she's stuck in traffic. I waited bc I wanted to use this Groupon already. She (Cindy) got there around 1020. My appt time was 10. 4. She had her dog with her, which was so cute and I love dogs, but when she said her dog usually barks loud at ppl I thought "why would you bring it? " 5. I waited until 1130 for my massage to even start. 6. Why the wait? She was on the phone with Groupon talking about my Groupon and her up coming Groupon and then she addressed 2 customers that walked in. I waited patiently. 7. I told her about the 2 missed appointments but didn't offer any discounts or apologies, she just said that worker was let go. She did offer to massage longer but I was running out of time so I declined. 8. The sheets on the table was questionable. 9. So my appt time was 10. It began at 1130. 10. I had a thin sheet to cover. It was cold. 11. I asked for deep tissue, nothing near that. 12. She spent 30 minutes just pressing on my shoulder blades and ribs. 13. I didn't even fall asleep bc the massage never got started. Just a lot of pressing and holding it there. Very unusual. 14. I just wanted it to stop it was the worst massage ever. 15. I paid $100 for the Groupon the svc was 70. She was going to give me a gift card for the leftover but I can't endure that again. I told her keep the rest. 16. Oh yeah the dog was in the room with us and barked a few times. So relaxing. Go somewhere else. read more

Purchased a Groupon for 10 skin tag removals. Cindy is very knowledgeable and let's you ask her any questions pertaining to skin care. Went in to remove my ugly skin tags, quick and easy! Pain level was like "whatevers" because it was like nothing! Cindy explained to me skin tags are like tree stumps, if you cut the trees down they still grow back. Similar to what happened to my skin tags. What I needed to do was get down into the root and take it out. Which made a lot of sense. That's exactly what she did, she uprooted them, never to be seen again. I still have a few more skin tags to remove. I'm looking forward to returning to Cindy and get these ugly tags uprooted forever! Beside the skin tags she consulted with me on skin care which left me more educated and more interested in taking care of my skin. I'm very happy with the results and look forward to my next appointment. read more

Cindy made me feel very comfortable in her level of expertise. I feel so much better she helped me! I even learned some things about Chinese Facial Accupuncture. How interesting! Receptionist is very friendly! read more

I've purchased a service from goupon! My goodness it's so hard to book an appointment!!!!! No one is there to answer they'd damm phone and so I'm left the v-mail saying they check messages hourly!!!! I have left 2 messages 2weeks ago and one more this week... Until now, I have not gotten any return calls from them!!!! So disappointed and irritated at the moment. I better get an appointment before my Groupon expires!!!! read more

I came across this little gem on accident while attempting go to ice garden which is located directly across from the AMS. I was reading brochures and got lured in to a 10 minute massage for $10 it was a great little massage to release my shoulders. Then I started to talk to the friendly receptionist Sharron, where I decided to get a facial. A week later and I got my facial by Cindy and it was amazing I ended up adding on some acupuncture and some daily face wash. Cindy was beyond amazing not to mention it was my first time getting acupuncture and Cindy made me feel so comfortable. All in all I'd recommend AMS to everyone and will be back next week to continue treatment for my stubborn pores. read more

Would give negative stars if I could. Buyer Beware! Bought a Groupon. BAD MISTAKE. #1) THEY DON'T ANSWER THE PHONE-- They don't call you back. Left multiple messages. #2)RUDE, UNPROFESSIONAL OWNER--Finally got someone to pick up the phone. I asked to schedule with 2 female therapists for a couple's massage. She said "you can't discriminate" . How is stating a preference discriminating? I asked to speak to the owner & she said that she is the owner & she is EVERYTHING. Excuse me? I have never been so turned off by such terrible phone etiquette. She will not stay in business because she clearly doesn't know how to run a business. read more

I have been seeing Cindy for a couple of years now for acupuncture treatments and have found my health and wellbeing improve dramatically. Specifically, I see her for pain management after having surgery for spinal stenosis where I had pain radiating down my arm to the point I didn't want to do anything but take pain medication. Her treatments have reduced my pain to the point where I don't need medication everyday, and the rest of my body feels better as well. She has made me a believer in acupuncture, if you have pain or just want to improve your life, I would recommend her for acupuncture treatments. read more

Went in for a consultation with Cindy for some skin tag removal. Her and her staff was very friendly and easy to talk with and Cindy explained everything regards to the procedure. The experience was great and simple. Skin tags a gone... read more

I had ugly skin tags and bought a great deal online for Advanced Medi-Spa. As promised, the skin tags were gone with only 1 or 2 treatments. Cindy took the time to explain everything to me despite my 101 questions! She is very knowledgable on the human body and skin issues. We are currently working on getting rid of a stubborn eye Chalazion. Nothing else worked until now, but Cindy's treatment is doing the job. Call, ask questions....for the money and convenience, it's definitely worth it! read more

Had an appointment today with Cindy for skin tag removals. She did an awesome job despite all the stress she was feeling. This was my first time having any type of extraction and she made me feel very comfortable! I purchased a groupon and she was kind enough to give me half-off for my follow up appointment! read more

I purchased a Groupon for this establishment for skin tag removal. I called 3 times in three weeks to make appointment and finally I received a phone call from Cindy and she spoke nothing but rude words. She doesn't even try to get me schedule, tell me that it is my business to deal with Groupon to get my money back and hung up on my twice. Will report her to business bureau! Such a horrible business owner read more

I received a massage and facial from Gloria, and I must say that I was very pleased with the high quality service that she provided. She was very friendly and constantly made certain that I was comfortable. The pressure of her massage was fantastic, I normally like a lot of pressure to work out the knots in my back and she was wonderful. She was very sweet and helpful during my appointment. As for the other review, maybe they cleaned up, but the spa was very professional and did not appear to be dirty. read more

Since the day I walked in Everyone was so nice and helpful. And informative. I was very pleased with my service :o)

I don't know what to say about this place. It's like I was in the twilight zone during this experience. I purchased 2 groupons for skin tags, one for myself and one for my mother in law. We set up appointments in December for the same day. My procedure was fast and did the job. My mother in law was told that she would need to upgrade to a higher level of laser for the skin spots that she wanted taken care of...and she agreed and paid a much higher price. About 2 weeks after my mother in laws procedure, she called me and asked how long does it take to heal (she lives in Japan)? I then tried to call this office numerous times, no one answers or calls back over a period of at least 2 months. Finally the owner Cindy calls back and says that they have been having phone problems....ok, but I have a question about a procedure you did for my mother in law. She informed me that it normally takes about 2 weeks for the scab to fall off, but it could depend on the persons age etc...she stated that she was a SKIN EXPECT and needed to see her to determine what further steps need to be taken. Cindy then said that she will review my mother in laws paperwork and contact me in a day or so. Well another 2 months go by with no call back or not even answering the phone! finally a receptionist contacts me about 3 weeks ago after finally listening to my voicemails and says that Cindy will call me back. Well she did about another week or so later and said this......I read her paperwork and informed her that she would need more that one procedure in order for the bigger spot to heal properly....really??? ok but what about the other small spots??? This is where Cindy loses it! She says that there is nothing she can do other than refer her to another specialist. What??? I said you told me that you would at least see my mother in law again and see how her skin is healing and determine and further steps and that you are a SKIN EXPERT. Cindy says sorry but she has been having personal problems and doesn't like my tone of voice and SHE HUNG UP THE PHONE!!!! I immediately called back and the receptionist answers. After speaking with her for about 10 minutes stating my case, I felt like what the heck is going on, because Cindy apparently was right next to the receptionist stating that she doesn't want to talk to me! I wasn't mad, just confused at the 180 degree turn around based on my past conversations with her. This is just plain bad business. Seriously. I spent 4 months trying to contact this company about a problem and I get hung up on. This could have been handled better, at least say tell you mother in law to come to the office and we will see what we can do etc.....paid a few hundred dollars just to be treated like this is ridiculous. read more

I first visited Advanced Medi Spa in mid-December 2012 after having been referred by a friend, a local dentist. (My friend had, and continues, to have treatments at Advanced Medi Spa.) I had a "virus" that doctors from a national HMO had been unable to treat successfully since June. I was nauseous and exhausted most of the time, unable to enjoy my usual activities or enjoy food and was not getting well. I was in bed or resting on the sofa most days. I talked to Dr. Cindy Chang on the phone for about 40 minutes detailing my condition and treatment thus far. She asked a lot of pertinent questions and gave me feedback. I was able to get an appointment later that week. From almost the beginning, I began to feel better. I went for an acupuncture treatment twice a week for the first three months, then graduated to once a week, then once a month and am now on a maintenance program in August 2013. Some times Chinese herbs were recommended to enhance my treatment. I gladly took them, following precise directions. I believe this added to the success of my treatments. I have been able to assume my activities/my life, can eat well again and feel so much better. I feel "back to normal" and even better! I am deeply grateful for Cindy's care, wisdom and compassion. I credit Cindy with saving my life. I feel so blessed to have found her and recommend her highly. Mahalo nui loa, Linda K. read more