Understand the real reason why cupping causes blisters

Introduction: Weight loss has become a topic of great interest to women today, and Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular. Therefore, healthy weight loss methods are highly recognized by everyone. Therefore, many people try cupping to lose weight, and some even try it at home. Some people end up with blisters all over their bodies. What is going on?

Although Chinese medicine experts have given positive opinions on cupping for weight loss, it is not suitable for everyone, and not all places can perform professional cupping for weight loss. Doctors suggest that cupping may seem simple, but it actually reveals many taboos. If you want to use cupping to lose weight, it is recommended to go to the hospital.

A few days ago, a friend told Miss Wang that cupping can help lose weight. After trying it, she found that not only did it not help her lose weight, but it also caused blisters all over her body, so she had to go to the hospital for treatment. The so-called "cupping" weight loss method launched by beauty salons has been banned repeatedly, and the main reason is "low investment and high return". There are actually many risks in "cupping". Relevant experts remind the majority of beauty-conscious women not to blindly believe in the so-called "cupping" for weight loss.

According to Ms. Wang, she went to a beauty salon for a facial not long ago. While doing the treatment, the "beautician" recommended to her: You are a little fat. You will look better if you lose 5 to 6 kilograms. We have a Chinese medicine cupping weight loss program. A few days later, Miss Wang went to the beauty salon again for the so-called Chinese medicine cupping treatment. The "beautician" put 10 cupping cups on her stomach and legs. After 20 minutes, many blisters appeared when the cups were removed. Miss Wang was terrified. But the "beautician" told her that these were not bubbles, but steam. Miss Wang touched the blister lightly with her hand and it hurt so much. She asked the "beautician" to take a closer look and confirmed that it was not steam but swollen bubbles.

Afterwards, the "beautician" used a needle to prick the blisters. As a result, Miss Wang was in so much pain that she couldn't even put on her clothes. She could only borrow a pair of loose pants from the beauty salon and rushed to the hospital for treatment. When the doctor heard that she was losing weight through cupping, he told her that the cupping could not be removed casually, and that with so many blisters she had to heal the wounds first. He prescribed antibiotics and ointments for her. After several treatments from the doctor, her skin gradually improved. Afterwards, Ms. Wang negotiated with the beauty salon and the two parties resolved the relevant compensation issue through consultation. How can a beauty salon provide the medical service of "cupping"? The staff of the beauty salon could not explain clearly how this "cupping" can help lose weight. They just said that the "beautician" had specially learned "cupping".

"Cupping" is a professional treatment method. It seems simple but it is not. If it is performed casually by people who do not understand medical skills, it can easily cause danger. There are many unexpected incidents during cupping in life. If you use acupoints randomly, it may sometimes backfire. Cupping is not suitable for areas with skin allergies, ulcers, edema, and large blood vessels. Cupping is also not suitable for people with high fever and convulsions, or pregnant women's abdomen and lumbar sacral area. The main principle of cupping lies in negative pressure rather than time. If cupping is done for too long under high negative pressure until blisters appear, it will not only damage the skin but may also cause skin infection. Experts remind consumers not to blindly believe in cupping for weight loss.

Warm reminder: Because cupping for weight loss is different from some of the modes we usually want to do to relieve diseases through cupping, we should still do it under the guidance of a hospital or doctor.