Q This is my first time visiting a Korean medicine clinic near Dongincheon in Incheon for bumpy arms. How does the first consultation proceed?
A In the first consultation, we ask about the affected areas and how long they have lasted, whether you have atopy or a family history, and what skincare and medications you are currently using. We assess blood-deficiency wind-dryness and spleen-deficiency through pulse diagnosis, and guide you on constitution-tailored blood-nourishing herbal medicine and lifestyle adjustments.
Detailed Answer
The first consultation begins with an interview. We ask which area concerns you most among the arms, thighs, and cheeks, when it started, whether there is a family history or a history of atopy, and whether it varies with the seasons. Please also let us know about any moisturizers or AHA lotions you currently apply and any medications you take. We then use pulse diagnosis and a questionnaire to determine whether it is blood-deficiency wind-dryness (hyeolheo-pungjo) or a spleen-deficient constitution with weak digestion (biheo), and establish a Korean medicine pattern diagnosis. Based on this, we guide you on the direction of blood-nourishing, dryness-moistening (bohyeol-yunjo) herbal medicine, lifestyle routine adjustments, and a topical moisturizing strategy.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Even for the same keratosis pilaris, the herbal prescription differs depending on whether the blood-deficient type or the spleen-deficient type is more dominant. Dongjedang considers it important to first read the internal environment behind the bumps, rather than looking only at the bumps on the skin surface, and to establish an individually tailored approach.
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