How Acne Treatments Work at Cosmetic Acupuncture Melbourne

Decrease inflammation

Through the action of Chinese Medicine herbs and acupuncture, we calm down inflammation in the skin that causes swelling, redness, itching and painful pimples.

Remove heat

In Chinese Medicine, an imbalance of heat in the body can cause skin breakouts. A great analogy for this is like the Earth’s core getting hot, and the heat escaping as eruptions (volcanos!), similar to heat in the body causing eruptions in the skin (pimples!).

At Cosmetic Acupuncture Melbourne, we use Chinese Medicine and acupuncture to ‘cool down’ the body and remove the heat that is adding to inflammation in the skin.

Support digestion and liver function

In Chinese Medicine, the relationship between digestive function, liver qi and skin health is well established within the classical framework. Supporting digestive and liver function is one approach used in Chinese Medicine to address factors that may contribute to skin breakouts. Individual responses to treatment vary.

Move blood stagnation & boost circulation

When the body’s blood circulation is poor, blood stagnation can occur which leads to blockages and swelling. Cystic, deep, inflamed and sore pimples can be a result of this disharmony.

Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture can be used to successfully break up this blood stagnation and promote and boost blood circulation to stop these deeper nodules from occurring in the skin.