Q What stages does Korean medicine treatment go through?
A It generally proceeds in this order: cooling and draining the heat-toxin accumulated inside (clearing heat and resolving toxin), then stabilizing the oversensitive skin immunity, and finally helping the damaged skin recover on its own. At each stage, acupuncture, herbal medicine, and lifestyle management are applied together.
Detailed Answer
In the early phase, the focus is on calming the upward-floating heat and inflammation to reduce redness and burning. Next, the skin that reacts oversensitively to triggers and the overall condition are stabilized; finally, the weakened skin barrier recovers so that the skin flushes less in response to the same triggers. The pace is adjusted according to the severity of symptoms.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
Dongjedang's treatment proceeds from clearing heat and resolving toxin, to stabilizing immunity, to skin regeneration, all grounded in the principle of su-seung-hwa-gang (water rising, fire descending)—drawing the upward-shifted heat back down. It does not stop at erasing the surface redness, but aims to create a body in which heat no longer floats up to the face.
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