For all types of chronic osteomyelitis, it is difficult to obtain a permanent cure using Western medical therapy alone. The misuse of antibiotics and the emergence of multiple drug-resistant bacteria have put Western medical treatment in a difficult position. Constant surgery, bone scraping, and debridement lead to bone loss and, in severe cases, often to amputation – a choice that many Western doctors have no choice but to make. The presence of trace amounts of bacteria in the bone is difficult to remove with surgical debridement unless autoclaved, which can lead to bone inactivation – crippling. Antibiotics can be antibacterial and sterilizing. However, their use for more than 2 weeks may make the bacteria resistant. The wound closes quickly in the short term after surgery, as if it were cured, but it is not. The bacteria remaining in the bone are like a time bomb that can come back at any time when the patient is weak. This is the reason why many patients who receive surgery + antibiotics have frequent recurrence of the disease. However, there are also patients whose sinus tracts have never healed over again and have not seen significant improvement after clearing. Until one day the surgeon no longer chooses to clear the surgery – there is no more bone to clear. That’s when the Western doctor will recommend that it might be worthwhile to see a TCM doctor! Taking herbal pills or tonics is a holistic way to rid the body of toxins-external evil. The wound cannot heal too quickly. Otherwise, the toxins will remain in the body without being eliminated, and the skin is bound to break out again in the short term. Moreover, bacteria have almost no resistance to Chinese medicine. In short, TCM treatment is to let the wound heal from the inside out. This healing is a complete cure.