What is Acne/什么是痤疮?

Acne is a disorder resulting from the hormones and other substances on the skin's oil glands (sebaceous glands) and hair follicles. Acne usually occurs on the face, neck, back, chest, and shoulders. Severe acne can lead to serious and permanent scarring.

痤疮是一种与性腺内分泌功能失调有关的毛囊、皮脂腺慢性炎症性皮肤病。好发于青少年颜面部位，临床上以面部的粉刺、丘疹、脓疱或结节、囊肿为特征，易反复发作。

痤疮是一种临床常见多发病，属中医学的“肺风粉刺”。

The causes of acne in TCM/痤疮的中医病因?

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), acne is likely caused by the dysfunction of LUNG, STOMACH, LIVER and KIDNEY. Pathogenic factors such as heat, fire, dampness, phlegm and blood heat also play a part.

中医学认为痤疮主要是由于先天素体肾阴不足，相火天癸过旺，加上后天饮食生活失调，肺胃火热上蒸头面，血热郁滞而成。

根据痤疮发病时间的长短、皮疹形态和性别的不同，临床常见证型以肾阴不足、肺胃血热、痰瘀互结、冲任不调多见。

How can TCM help acne patient/中医如何帮助痤疮患者?

The TCM physician will go through a proper TCM diagnosis methods with the patient to identify the cause of the patient’s acne and customize the TCM services to the individual needs. The TCM services usually includes a combination of:
• Chinese herbal medication (oral and external application)
• acupuncture (body acupuncture and facial acupuncture),
• blood extraction at skin level,
• cupping etc
These treatments can help to improve the skin condition by strengthening the patient’s organs and dispelling disease-causing factors.

中医师会对痤疮患者进行中医诊断, 通过辨证论治，找出病因，然后针对患者的症型和体质，采用个人化及相对应的中医调理方案。中医调理方法可以综合以下几种：
• 中药(口服、熏洗、中药面膜、中药膏外涂)
• 针刺(美容针、耳针、体针、耳穴压豆法)，
• 刺络放血，
• 拔罐等

这些中医调理方法可通过滋阴泻火，清肺解毒，凉血活血，调理冲任祛除病邪耒改善皮肤炎症。同时，改善脏腑功能耒提高身体免疫功能以加速皮肤的恢复。 痤疮是病在内，发于外，所以中医服务应内外及，标本兼顾。

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