After fire cupping, it is necessary to pay attention to keep warm, avoid bathing immediately, avoid scratching the cupping area, and sterilize the blisters.
1. Keep warm: after fire cupping, the pores of the skin will be dilated due to heat, if you don’t pay attention to keep warm, it will be easy to catch a cold after blowing wind and getting chilled, so you should keep warm and avoid the wind after fire cupping.
2. Avoid bathing immediately: the skin will be relatively weak after fire cupping, if you take a bath immediately, it may damage the skin, it is recommended to take a bath after 24 hours of fire cupping.
3. Avoid scratching the cupping site: some patients will have itching symptoms after fire cupping, which is normal. Avoid scratching the cupping area, as scratching the skin will cause infection.
4. Sterilization of blisters: As the cupping area will be blistered due to the long time and high temperature, use iodophor to sterilize the blisters to avoid infection.
If you feel uncomfortable during the recovery period after cupping, you should go to the hospital in time, and the specific treatment operation should be carried out by a professional doctor.