Practitioner

 Zak.Han

Chinese Acupuncture practitioner,Chinese

exarmy doctor,worked

in army hospital 20 years.He specialises in

  back pain relief

This website does not provide specific medical advice and the information provided should not be used as a substitute for seeking medical advice from a registered health practitioner.

  Chloasma

Chloasma also known as liver spots, to face the limitations of the Department of hazel or brown skin changes. Women on maternity leave were commonly around, and it is a cosmetic effect of the disease. The disease of unknown etiology, with the general view that endocrine disorder. Its modern Western medicine no ideal therapy. Acupuncture treatment of the disease, began the mid-1980s. Although so far only more than a decade, but as people of the beauty attention disease, the clinical data is rapidly increasing. Currently, methods to ear acupuncture mainly, and the stimulation of the ear hole is not the same, Auricular Acupuncture cents, buried needle, cutting governance, the internet and other thorn, and some with body acupuncture. In addition, the individual body acupuncture, cupping or point injection, but also acquire certain results.
Acupuncture
     Points
     Main Points : Ashi, Yingxiang.
     Points allocation : Ganshu, Shenshu, Qihai.
     Ashi Point Location : District lesions

 Melasma Treatment Tips

Melasma is a very common skin disorder. Melasma (also known as chloasma) is a tan or dark facial skin discoloration. It appears as brown or gray-brown patches on your face. Melasma is often associated with the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. It is especially common in pregnant women, women who are taking oral contraceptives , and women taking hormone replacement therapy during menopause. It is also prevalent in men and women of Native American descent and in men and women of German/Russian Jewish descent (on the face). The incidence of melasma also increases in patients with thyroid disease. It is thought that the overproduction of melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) brought on by stress can cause outbreaks of this condition.

The cause of melasma is genetics, hormonal changes, and sun exposure. Melasma is much more common in women than in men. Women are affected in 90% of cases. Melasma is rare before adulthood and most commonly occurs in women during their reproductive years. Melasma Suprarenale is a symptom of Addison's disease, particularly when caused by pressure or minor injury to the skin. There are a number of treatments available for melasma. They include: topical bleaching creams, sunscreens, chemical peels, and laser therapy. Pregnancy-derived melasma may resolve spontaneously after delivery. Tretinoin, an acid that increases skin cell (keratinocyte) turnover. Facial peel with alpha hydroxyacids or chemical peels with glycolic acid.

Melasma Treatment and Prevention Tips

1. Use sunscreen year-round.

2. Tretinoin, an acid that increases skin cell (keratinocyte) turnover.

3. Facial peel with alpha hydroxyacids or chemical peels with glycolic acid.

4. Chemical peels there aim is to remove pigmentation and resurface the skin.

5. Protect your skin from sun exposure to prevent worsening.

Juliet Cohen writes articles for http://www.healthatoz.info/, http://www.health-disease.org/ and http://www.health-care-articles.info/ .

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