TCM comprehensive external therapy for acne oriented by damp-heat constitution

Acne is a kind of common skin disease in modern young people. Damp-heat constitution is the pathological basis of acne. Influenced by external factors, damp-heat constitution can lead to acne in the three pattern types, including lung meridian wind-heat, spleen and stomach damp-heat and phlegm stasis congestion and stagnation. Therefore, according to the thought of traditional Chinese medicine, the only way to completely solve the problem of recurrent acne is to correct the damp-heat constitution. TCM external therapy has always been the common therapy for acne, but the specific application scheme of the therapy has not been systematically summarized. In this paper, the relationship between damp-heat constitution and acne, and the design of TCM external therapy for acne on the face oriented by damp-heat constitution will be systematically discussed on the basis of long-term clinical practice and theory summary.