Many people have a lot of acne on the back, some say it is mites, commonly used to remove mite body wash or soap bath; some say it is damp heat in the body, to get rid of damp; others say it is a manifestation of toxins in the body. The back of the “acne” in the end is what? Clinically, the back of the acne in addition to ordinary with the face of the same acne, the most likely is the furfuraceous folliculitis. The rash of Folliculitis furfur is mostly a papule, hemispherical in shape, with a smooth surface. Because the skin is thicker and smoother, the drug is more difficult to absorb and penetrate, and conventional treatment methods are difficult to work!
Why do some people have acne on their backs, mites? The body has toxins? Damp heat?
The reason why some pimples on the back is quite complicated. From the perspective of Chinese medicine, heat in the lungs and stomach, dampness and heat in the spleen and stomach, and Yang deficiency and fire can all lead to acne-like rashes on the face and back.
Acne also has a great deal to do with the individual’s constitution and lifestyle habits. Heavy damp-heat or Yang deficiency cannot transform dampness leading to dampness in the skin, often with a thick and greasy tongue. We have found clinically that people who sleep late or stay up late for long periods of time, are irritable and have a spicy diet are prone to develop the disease, or the above factors often lead to aggravation or recurrence.
Are these pimples the same as the ones that grow on your face?
There is no big difference between these pimples and the white majority on the face. It is only because of the individual differences, the onset of the site is not the same. However, clinical pimples on the back are more likely to be caused by Sphaerococcus furfur infection. It is more difficult to treat.
Why does the back acne keep recurring and what can be done about it?
The recurrence of acne is related to the body type, lifestyle habits, and the appropriateness of the choice of treatment. It is very important to use Chinese herbs to clear heat and dispel dampness. Only when the dampness is removed is it easy to cure and not easy to recur. The body Yang, deficiency fire on the inflammation, fire does not return to the original, common winter fear of cold, cold extremities difficult to warm, but usually easy to appear the performance of fire, such as acne, sore throat, etc., the tongue light, even the side of the tooth marks, white moss, sunken pulse, I call it “Yin fire evidence. Yin fire is easy to be ignored clinically and even mistreated. The yin-fire evidence should lead the fire back to its source, rather than clearing heat and detoxification, otherwise the treatment may get worse, or effective at the time, but easy to repeat, and may lead to increased fear of cold in winter, women appear dysmenorrhea or aggravate! Most of them need 1-3 months to regulate. Dr. Lai Mei-sheng, deputy chief physician, often uses fire-priming soup (Shu Di, Ba Ji Tian, Mai Dong, Fu Ling, Wu Wei Zi) with addition and subtraction to treat those with more oil, add Danshen and Mulberry leaf; for those who are irritable, add Chai Hu and Huang Qin to clear the liver and relieve depression; for those with Yang deficiency, add Si Wei Tang and so on to warm Yang.