【Overview】
Common facial pigmentation includes freckles and melasma, which are caused by abnormal pigmentation in the basal layer of the skin. The main cause of pigmentation is hormonal imbalance. Massage is a relatively safe and effective health care treatment method, as long as it is correctly mastered and treated according to the specific condition, it can achieve good therapeutic effects.
【Massage Therapy】
(1) Assuming a prone position, a family member should use one hand to support one side of the lower limb to stabilize it, and the other hand should place the thumb pad at the Kunlun acupoint and rub it 30 times. Then, massage along the Foot Taiyang bladder meridian at Chengshan, Weizhong, Chengfu acupoints, and press each point on the back including Shenshu, Sanjiaoshu, Pishu, Ganshu, Ge shu, Xinshu, Feishu for 30 times. Afterward, change to a supine position, and the family member should place their index fingertip at the Bund Bone acupoint (located on the outside of the foot, behind the joint of the fifth toe, at the junction of red and white flesh, as shown in Figure 6-8), and press firmly with a frequency of once per second, a total of 10 times. Finally, assuming a prone position again, the family member should use their palm to apply force from the back of the neck downwards, pressing and pushing along the Du meridian to the tip of the coccyx, repeating this process 5 times. This method can regulate hormonal balance.
(2) Assuming a supine position, the family member should rub the foot Jueyin liver meridian from bottom to top, pressing the Xuehai acupoint on the inner upper side of both knees with the thumb pad for 1 minute. Then, the family member should place the index, middle, and ring fingers together, starting from the cheeks, gently rub and massage along the following acupoints in sequence: Cheek Bone, Dicang, Yingxiang, Bilateral Eye Balls, Temples, Preauricular, Cheek Bone. Perform this gentle rubbing and moving technique repeatedly for 10 times. This method helps regulate liver qi.
(3) Assuming a prone position, the family member should gently rub the foot Shaoyin kidney meridian from top to bottom, applying point rubbing technique at the Sanyinjiao acupoint for 1 minute. Then, rub and press downwards along the spine, and press the Dazhui and Mingmen acupoints for 1 minute each. This method can tonify the kidney and replenish qi.
