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Acupuncture
& Acne
Of all the alternative therapies, acupuncture has been shown in
controlled scientific studies to be most effective in helping to treat hormonal
disturbances. Acupuncture has, of course, traditionally been successfully employed in
China to treat most illnesses but in recent years, there have been several interesting
controlled scientific studies demonstrating the clinical value of acupuncture for acne
sufferers.
For instance, one study concluded that auricular acupuncture (treatment through the ear)
offered a valuable alternative therapy for hormone disorders and was more effective than
hormone therapy with no side effects(1) .
Traditional acupuncturists treat the whole person rather than a disease and therefore
attempt to get to the root cause of the problem rather than treating the symptoms and,
like other holistic practitioners, will consider all lifestyle and environmental factors
before commencing treatment.
In another study, it was demonstrated that Electro-Acupuncture treatment (EAT)
successfully helped regulate the hypothalamic-pituitary function and led to normal secretion of
hormones in women with polycystitic ovaries and alleviation of their accompanying acne
(2).
(1) Auricular acupuncture in the treatment of female infertility.
Gerhard I; Postneek F Department for Gynecological Endocrinology and Reproduction, Women's
Hospital, University of Heidelberg, Germany.Gynaecol Endocrinol (ENGLAND) Sep 1992,6 (3)
p171
(2) Changes in serum FSH, LH and ovarian follicular growth during electroacupuncture for
induction of ovulation] Yu J; Zheng HM; Ping SM. Chung Hsi I Chieh Ho Tsa Chih Apr 1989, 9 (4) p199-202,
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