Is bloodletting and cupping on the back effective in treating acne?

Acne is familiar to everyone because everyone goes through puberty and their skin conditions are different. In most cases, acne is caused by sebum blockage, but it may also be caused by excessive secretion of sex hormones. There are many ways to completely treat acne, such as applying ointments or other beauty methods. So, does back bloodletting and cupping work for acne?

Why is bloodletting therapy the best choice for heat-toxic acne?

Patients with heat-toxic acne are usually greedy, especially like to eat meat, greasy and spicy food. Although they may occasionally be concerned about the sudden increase in acne caused by getting angry, it is difficult for them to change such eating habits. Generally speaking, this type of people has a heavier stomach fire. Fire is a yang evil and its nature is to inflammatory. Once the fire starts, it will inevitably evaporate upwards. So when the stomach fire evaporates upwards, it will first stimulate the lung fire. Chinese medicine believes that the lungs control the skin and hair, and the lungs are the canopy. The pathogenic "fire" from the stomach and lungs will eventually react on the face, forming acne.

When the human body has heat toxicity or severe heat, its Yang Qi is relatively abundant, which means that it is manifested through the Yang Qi of the human body. It should be said that heat and Yang Qi can be equated. This is what is called heat is Yang, and excess Qi is fire. By puncturing the acupuncture points that control Yang Qi, you can quickly release and dissipate Yang Qi, thus achieving the purpose of purging fire. No matter it is stomach fire or lung fire, the final result is actually the accumulation of heat and toxic evil in the body. Chinese medicine believes that "acupuncture and bloodletting are the quickest way to expel evil" and "blood is expelled and all evil is gone, then blood and qi will flow again". Acupuncture and bloodletting can promote the discharge of evil heat or reduce the evil heat in the blood, balance the yin and yang in the body, reduce fever, and eliminate the root cause of acne.

Bloodletting to treat acne

When treating this type of patient, Chinese medicine cupping is usually used in conjunction with it. On the basis of acupuncture, cupping can increase bleeding through negative pressure suction, thereby increasing the power of heat dissipation and making the treatment more effective.

Cured cases

Yang, female, 25 years old, primary school teacher, had acne all over her face. When seeing the patient, Yang's cheeks were red and swollen, with patches of pus-filled spots, some were red bumps, some had already formed pustules and were darker in color, some were showing white heads, and there were many acne marks left by squeezed pimples. Through the interview, we learned that Yang usually likes to eat spicy food, especially hot pot, fragrant pot, etc. After combining the four examinations, it was diagnosed that fire poison was the main cause of Yang's acne on his face. The key to treatment is "draining fire", and the treatment is done by pricking and bloodletting. When I first started receiving treatment, sticky dark blood oozed out of the jar, but after a few treatments the blood that came out looked noticeably better. In order to enhance the effect of treatment, acupuncture treatment is also used. After a week of use, I could clearly see that the acne scars had become flatter and smaller in number, and no new ones had grown. The color of the acne scars had also become lighter. After a month of treatment, the acne disappeared. My face, which used to be red and bumpy, has become smoother and whiter, almost the same color as a normal person's skin. I was then prescribed half a month of Chinese medicine for consolidation treatment.