BIAN Yanli. Nursing Care Report of One Case of Facial Melanosis Treated by Thunder-Fire Moxibustion Combined with Scraping Therapy[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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BIAN Yanli. Nursing Care Report of One Case of Facial Melanosis Treated by Thunder-Fire Moxibustion Combined with Scraping Therapy[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202602060002.
Nursing Care Report of One Case of Facial Melanosis Treated by Thunder-Fire Moxibustion Combined with Scraping Therapy
This paper reports the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) external treatment and nursing experience for one 50-year-old female patient with facial melanosis. The patient presented with diffuse gray-brown and purplish-brown reticular macules on the photo-exposed areas of the face for over 20 years. In view of the limitations of Western medical treatment, pure TCM external therapies of thunder-fire moxibustion combined with scraping therapy were adopted, along with systematic nursing interventions including emotional counseling, health education, and prevention of complications. Evaluated by the Melasma Area and Severity Index (MASI), the patient had an initial score of 15.45 (moderate), which decreased to 6.30 (mild) after more than one year of TCM external conditioning, with significant improvement in facial pigmentation and restoration of skin texture. No adverse reactions occurred throughout the treatment. The findings indicate that scraping therapy combined with thunder-fire moxibustion alongside holistic nursing care is safe and effective, which can compensate for the shortcomings of Western medical treatment and provide a valuable practical reference for the clinical management of refractory facial melanosis.
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