How to treat damp-heat type acne

Damp-heat acne is a type of acne and is also a relatively common type of acne. This type of acne is generally caused by improper diet, bad living habits and other reasons. Therefore, when treating it, in addition to taking appropriate treatment methods under the guidance of a doctor, you must also develop reasonable eating habits and a regular life schedule in your daily life. Only in this way can you completely cure damp-heat type acne!

1. Cause Analysis

1. Improper diet, overeating spicy, fatty and sweet foods, accumulation of dampness and heat, fumigating the skin, so the acne lesions are red, swollen and painful, or there are pustules; dampness and heat accumulate in the intestines and stomach, so there is bad breath and constipation; yellow urine, red tongue, yellow and greasy tongue coating, slippery and rapid pulse are signs of accumulation of dampness and heat.

2. All five emotions can make you angry, which means all kinds of emotions, including negative emotions, can make you angry. So some emotional fluctuations, especially anger and anxiety, can also cause acne or make acne worse.

3. An irregular life, staying up late or traveling, which disrupts the regularity of life, can also aggravate damp-heat type acne.

2. Disease Treatment

The principle of treatment is to clear away heat and dampness, and the method of treatment is still internal adjustment and external treatment. The treatment of damp-heat type acne also requires the cooperation of the patient and confidence in the treatment. Do not use drugs containing hormones for treatment. It is best to choose well-known brands of Chinese patent medicine. It contains ingredients such as Smilax glabra, Gastrodia elata, and White moss peel that have the effect of clearing away heat and removing dampness, which can achieve the purpose of removing dampness, heat, and toxic evil; it is combined with medicines such as honeysuckle, forsythia, and burdock seeds that have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, which can achieve the purpose of removing wind, heat, and toxic evil; it contains ingredients that promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis, nourish blood, and produce blood; the combination of these medicines can regulate the body's functions by clearing away the real fire of the three burners, cleansing the dampness and heat of the internal organs, relieving fire and promoting bowel movements, eliminating damp-heat type acne, and restoring the health of the facial skin.

3. Nursing Attention

1. Damp-heat type acne is a chronic disease. It is impossible to say that it will be cured after taking medicine for three to five days. It takes a period of conditioning to regulate the qi and blood of the entire internal organs, and then acne will gradually get better.

2. Don’t squeeze pimples yourself. Squeezing the hair by yourself may lead to some bad consequences. For example, you may not disinfect the hair strictly, which may cause inflammation. In addition, when squeezing the hair, you may not squeeze the outside, but break the wall of the hair follicle, which may cause the spread of inflammation. If you squeeze deeper, it may form some large cysts or nodules, and may also form some scars. Therefore, it is recommended that you do not squeeze the hair by yourself casually.

3. Balance your nutrition, with light food as the main focus, but do not completely avoid protein. It is best to have a balance between what you eat and what you digest through work and exercise.

4. Live a regular life, don’t stay up late, and maintain a good mood.