中医外治法治疗黄褐斑的研究现状
Current Research Status of Traditional Chinese Medicine External Treatment for Chloasma

黄褐斑，亦称“黧黑斑”，属于中医学“面尘”的范畴，是种常见的面部色素沉着性皮肤病。黄褐斑一般发展缓慢，持续多年且难以消退，发病率随着年龄增长而升高。由于该病发生在面部，随着人们对容貌的要求增高，黄褐斑对患者精神心理的影响也愈加严重。黄褐斑病灶在皮肤，中医外治法可直达病所，且毒副作用相对较小、药物依赖性低。治疗方法包括中药面膜、面部刮痧、穴位埋线、揿针、火针等，并且以其临床有效率较高、副作用较小、治愈后复发率较低等特点，在黄褐斑的治疗过程中有着明显的优势。
Chloasma, which is called “lathyrus black spot” in Chinese medicine, belongs to the category of “face dust” in traditional Chinese medicine, and is a common skin disease of facial pigmentation. Melasma generally develops slowly, lasts for many years, and is difficult to subside. Its incidence increases with age. As the disease occurs in the face, as people’s requirements for appearance increase, melasma on patients’ mental and psychological impact is more serious. The lesions of chloasma are in the skin, and traditional Chinese external treatments can directly reach the affected area, having relatively fewer side effects and lower drug dependency. Treatment methods include traditional Chinese medicine mask, facial Gua Sha, acupoint burying, acupuncture, fire acupuncture, etc., and with its high clinical efficiency, fewer side effects, and low recurrence rate after cure, it has obvious advantages in the treatment process of chloasma.