Dermatology
Chinese medicine has been successfully treating skin issues for thousands of years — safely, and with measurable, lasting results. At WomanCare Fertility and Wellness, we have specialized training in treating complex skin diseases without the use of western medicine drugs. Treatments are formulated to the individual nature of your particular condition and gets to the root cause, while also providing symptomatic relief; this leads to better, more lasting results.
Skin diseases that are effectively treated with acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine include:
Eczema: childhood eczema, atopic eczema, discoid eczema, pompholyx eczema, stasis eczema, seborrhoeic dermatitis (including dandruff), contact and allergic dermatitis, ichthyosis
Psoriasis: plaque, guttate, pustular, erythrodermic, arthritic
Urticaria / hives
Acne: teenage acne, post adolescent female acne, nodular-cystic acne
Rosacea
Perioral dermatitis
Polymorphic light eruption (sun allergy)
Viral and bacterial disease: impetigo, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, warts, molluscum contagiosum, pityriasis rosea
Fungal and yeast infection: acute or chronic tinea / ringworm, pityriasis versicolor, candida albicans
Vitiligo
Melasma / chloasma
Lichen planus