Q If I treat folliculitis with Korean medicine, what specific sequence does it follow?
A It proceeds in three stages: first emptying damp-heat and heat-toxin to calm inflammation (clearing-heat and detoxification), then stabilizing the over-reactive immune system, and finally regenerating the damaged skin to prevent recurrence. Herbal medicine and acupuncture are used together at each stage.
Detailed Answer
Treatment proceeds in stages. It begins with the clearing-heat and detoxifying stage, which expels heat-toxin and damp-heat from the body to calm the red, angry pustular inflammation. Next comes an immune-stabilizing stage that balances the organs to calm an immune system over-reacting to the microbes, and finally it concludes with a skin-regeneration stage that strengthens the damaged skin barrier and boosts regenerative ability to prevent recurrence in the same spot.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, in line with each stage, we combine herbal medicine that helps qi-and-blood circulation through the principle of raising water and lowering fire (suseung-hwagang), detoxifying acupuncture and pharmacopuncture that directly expel toxins, and a steroid-free, natural herbal ointment. Rather than briefly suppressing pustules, our goal is to create a body and skin where folliculitis rarely develops.
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