Skin Health

Between sun exposure, bug bites, allergies and scrapes, with accompanying minimal clothing, summer is a time when it seems the skin needs attention!

Chinese medicine considers the skin to be an integral part of the whole body, reflecting internal issues almost immediately, and protecting the body from external factors. I cannot always help with prevention (eg use your sunscreen!), but I can speed recovery. I have worked on lingering bruises - and the next day after treatment the bruises are almost gone! I have treated post-surgical wounds and seen them heal much faster than they were before acupuncture. I have treated hives - when medications have done little or nothing, acupuncture proved very effective, and immediately! I even have had one teenager come in with eyes swollen from allergies - and during the treatment we literally watch the swelling disappear. I have treated acne cases where the same is true - an immediate lessening of the redness and wetness of the sores.

Because we treat the skin as part of the larger whole, acupuncture is amazing with skin issues. If the underlying reason for the skin problem is addressed, the skin reflects that immediately.