FAQ : "Melasma plus acne problems"

Ms. ENG ASKS :

Dear Alexander,

I have Melasma on my cheeks area, and sometimes it is also prone to acne as well. I do have acne on my back which exists as long as I am having acne on my face. The type of acne seems similar to my face too. I had tried sulphur soap wash on my back and it does help control the breakout but the smell is not pleasant so I've stopped.

Can you tell me what can I do to reduce the acne problem while treating my Melasma with your products.

Alexander reply:
Try not to use acne medication on face. Put more pearl powder mix with herbal night gel and apply to the acne area, 2-3 times a day. And use the chrysanthemum mask 2-3 times a week when there are more acne coming soon. Be more careful on what you eat, if you notice your body fire is rising up(Chinese Medicine term, it mean the slow inflammation and toxins accumulation insides the body) and acne is coming. Most of the acne problems caused by the oily foods, fried foods or hot & spicy foods, certain body type can't accept those kind of foods, as they increase the chances of acne on face. Watch what you eat, and cut down those foods, eat plenty of vegetables and fruits, you will have an acne-free skin.

Another option for clear off the body fire is to seek for regular fire cupping on back. It is good to do it every 10 days once. This will help you to detox and clear off the build up of toxins and heat in your body. The regular fire cupping will be more mild, it will left your back with red or dark purples marks if your body contains too much of toxins.

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FAQ : “Stubborn patches on cheek bone aren't going away even by using your products"

Madam Mak ASKS :

just want to update you with my situation as I will be placing my third order soon before I am running out of cream/herbal tea/mask...

It has been almost 3 months since I first started this program; during this time I have been diligently following your instructions – i.e. plus massaging my face twice daily using the taught technique from your site… as a whole I have to say my face is a lot firmer especially around my jaw line; my under eye bags and dark circles improve quite a bit; my face also brighter now, even my massage therapist mentioned it the other day to me.

My sleeping pattern getting better as well, now I really don't need to take sleeping pills at night…the pigmentation on my face seems okay  except there are two patches on my face (left hand side on my cheek bone and also the patch underneath the cheek bone on the right) that are so stubborn – I don’t see any decreases in size or lighter in color as of yet… is it still early to see the result yet? Really worry that these two patches are not going to go away. Since I have a kidney problem and someone told me that the pigmentation may have something associates with that… if that is really the cause of my face pigmentation – will this program still help? Can you customize my herbal drink to help to clean up my kidney and hopefully that will help with that two stubborn patches on my face? I will be really appreciate if you can help as I have already tried almost every method that I had heard of but eventually they still failed  me. I am anxious..

Plus my skin seems to become a bit on the dry side compare from before started the program, is there anything I should be aware of ?

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ANSWER from Alexander Ho :

In brief, the two stubborn patches on your face might be the first developed many years ago, it has a "deep root" (in layman's term) under it. What you can do is to fully utilize the dermal needles. My advise is to spend more time tapping on those stubborn patches, the strength from your hand can be slightly heavier than what you perform on the other part of your face. For what every you do, do not make those patches bleed or create open wound, if redness occur, that is ok. It depend on your skin recovery and your tapping strength, ideally, 2 sessions of dermal needles a week is enough. If you have very thin skin or sensitive skin, you might try it once a week for the beginning weeks.

For face massage, do not perform it the next 1 or 2 days after dermal needles, because it will damage the skin repair process. Always observe your skin texture, if there is a mild irritation or redness occur (after dermal needles session), skip the face massage routine for a while. Remember, do not push yourself too much.

An extra tip to massage those stubborn dark patches is to use the massage board by pressing down  and move around on those dark patches. When carefully inspect and feel your skin, you might be able to find out --- there are certain point which give you numbness or abnormal mild pain. Massage on those points, it will help you to break the "root", that is to break the dark spots easily. Those sensitive point is the blockage point, through massage or acupressure technique (rubbing on it),  it will eliminate the dark patches easily.

If you notice your skin become dry, it might be the herbal mask or the dermal needles causing it. This is normal when your skin is renewing. What you need to do is to apply more herbal night gel to lock the natural moisture to your skin. Because I am not very sure what is the humidity of your living place, if your humidity less than 50%, you need to apply slightly thicker herbal night gel, because the lowest humidity mean less water contain in the air. As a result of that, your skin might become dry.

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REPLY from Madam Mak :

One good news is... I believe that stubbornness of my two patches were deal to my patting them with the dermal needle too harsh - they bruised.. .they appeared so much darker...few days after I emailed you... They are a lot lighter and smaller in size...the dark skin also slightly peeling off - as well... I am so happy to see the improvement.

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~ ABOUT US ~
Ho Modesty Consultancy is an Chinese herbs and acupuncture office located in Malaysia. We specialize in treating skin pigmentation problems: melasma, age spots, dark spots, hyper pigmentation, skin discolourations and uneven skin tones.

Ho Modesty Consultancy's mission Statement: "To help people to have healthy life with Chinese herbs and acupuncture.”

谦和堂 Ho Modesty Consultancy
网站Website : www.homodesty.com
网络博客 Web Blog :
http://ho-acupuncture.blogspot.my/
http://ho-modesty.blogspot.my/
http://chinesemedicine-pigmentation.blogspot.my/
http://tcmho.blogspot.my/
http://bodymedicine.blogspot.my/
询问电话Contact number 和 Whatapp : 012-488 3814
Wechat 微信 ID : Ask-Ho
电邮箱 E-mail : tcm.modesty@gmail.com

公司地址Company address : Level 5, Aeropod Commercial Square, Jalan Aeropod Off Jalan Kepayan, 88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.