Acupuncture can be used to cure skin pigmentation? According to recent studies, acupuncture can help cure melasma and chloasma, both of which are indicators of hyperpigmentation. Melasma is mostly produced by skin contact to sunlight, whereas chloasma is connected with femal hormonal changes, notably those associated with pregnancy or birth control pills. Acupuncture therapy indicates the possibility of imbalance or disharmony in our body's system in relation with skin pigmentation, such as imbalanced zang-fu, uncontrolled blood circulaiton, heat or stasis, disharmonized five element metabolism, and so on. Using points to improve those difficulties and encourage outward skin manifestations, acupuncture therapy can address internal and exterior imbalances. Needling around the pigmented region, known as the "surrounding dragon" needle technique, can also be used to treat external hyperpigmentation. ...