Scientific Proof to How your Body react to Acupuncture - Rosacea

Regular sessions of Acupuncture can treat Rosacea.

Rosacea is a chronic dermatological skin condition that presents itself as redness in the facial skin, itching, swelling, pimples, pustules, increased oil sebum secretion. It often occurs on facial regions such as the nose, forehead, chin and cheeks. Individuals with this skin condition may appear flushed in some of the above regions of the face and which may last indefinitely. Rosacea affects the quality of life of patients due to the appearance changes which cause low self esteem, anxiety and depression. Emotional factors such as stress and anxiety may also induce and aggravate the symptoms of rosacea.

In Western Medicine, the current solutions available for the treatment of rosacea are mainly medications and surgery. However, the effectiveness of medication for rosacea is poor and carries side effects such as swelling of the skin, burning sensation and the chances of relapse are high as well with medication treatment. The solution of surgery is invasive and have potential risks of wound formation and can even cause airway obstruction during the surgery. Recovery time from surgery is also significantly long with potential complications of scar formation after the surgery.

Acupuncture has been used to treat facial and skin diseases since the ancient times. Modern scientific studies have also revealed that acupuncture is effective in treating eczema, psoriasis and definitely rosacea.

Here are some of the scientific papers that have proven this.

Conclusion: Acupuncture is an effective therapy for facial localized rosacea, The effectiveness of rosacea comes from redistributing microcirculation of blood at the localized area of effect.