Traditional Chinese Medicine explains why the face is darker than the neck

In daily life, we must have seen people whose necks and complexions are different. Some people's necks are darker than their complexions, while others' necks are much whiter than their complexions. There are many reasons for the different complexions. Some people's complexions are darker due to staying up late for a long time, while others have a dark complexion due to extreme lack of nutrition in the body and low vitamin content. So how does traditional Chinese medicine explain the complexion being darker than the neck?

1. Reasons

Analysis of physiological reasons for dark complexion:

If a healthy person develops a dark complexion without any cause in daily life and has no other obvious abnormalities, it is recommended that you go to the hospital to check your liver function and perform B-ultrasound to rule out possible pathological causes. If all indicators are normal, the dull complexion may be caused by autoimmune regulation, endocrine disorders, and abnormal hormone levels; it may also be caused by poor sleep, long-term constipation, taking certain medications, etc., leading to skin pigmentation. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, a dark complexion may be a sign of kidney deficiency, which can be treated with kidney-tonifying medicines. As for a dark complexion caused by physiological phenomena such as pregnancy spots in women, it is a normal phenomenon and there is no need to worry.

2. Analysis of pathological causes of dark complexion:

Hepatitis B patients who carry the hepatitis B virus for a long time, especially those with cirrhosis, have a dark and dull complexion. Because hepatitis B patients have reduced liver function and long-lasting metabolic abnormalities, they may have dull skin pigmentation, dark gray face, dry and rough skin, loss of normal luster and elasticity, and even a bronze face with dilated capillaries. Some patients have obvious pigmentation around their eye sockets, which is known as panda eyes. Medically, these characteristic facial changes in patients with liver disease are called liver disease facies, which is the pathological cause of the dark complexion caused by liver disease.

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The diagnosis can be made based on the clinical appearance of the face.

3. Differential Diagnosis

Differential diagnosis of dark complexion:

1. Dark spots on the face: Dark spots, also known as pigmentation, mostly occur on the face and are common in women. It is a disease that seriously affects people's appearance and makes people upset.

2. Gray cheeks: Gray cheeks are a sign of physical illness.

3. Spots on the face: Be careful if you have spots on your face. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the skin is closely related to the internal organs, meridians, Qi and blood. Only when the internal organs function normally, Qi and blood are abundant, and the meridians are unobstructed, will the body and face be less susceptible to aging, and the skin will be smooth and delicate without spots.

The diagnosis can be made based on the clinical appearance of the face.