Alleviate inflammation with Oriental medicine, and treat scars with Western medicine.
Since Oriental and Western medicine have different views on the cause of acne itself,
it is difficult to say which is superior in terms of treatment effect.
However, if we must compare, Oriental medicine is strong in suppressing inflammation, and Western medicine is strong in physically treating scars.

According to Director Jinhyeok Lee of Chamjin Oriental Medicine Clinic, recently, there has been an increase in cases of concurrent treatment of internal organs through herbal medicine intake,
aesthetic treatment to prevent scars from adult acne, and home care.

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