Research Progress of Acupuncture Treatment of Chloasma
Keywords:
Chloasma, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Acupuncture, TreatmentAbstract
Melasma is a kind of facial skin pigmentation spot that occurs in middle-aged women. This disease will have a greater impact on facial aesthetics, but also affect the mood of patients, and even anxiety, depression and other psychological diseases. In recent years, with the improvement of social material level and human pursuit of quality of life, the demand for the treatment of chloasma has also increased. According to the field of traditional Chinese medicine in recent years, the author reviews the research progress of acupuncture therapy and combined with other traditional Chinese medicine therapy in the treatment of chloasma, in order to provide ideas and methods for acupuncture treatment of chloasma.
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