Hyperpigmentation and Melasma — A Classical Reading of the Blood and Heat Pattern
Hyperpigmentation covers several related patterns — melasma (typically symmetric facial pigmentation with hormonal component), post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (after acne, eczema, or injury), solar lentigines (sun-related age spots), and drug-induced or systemic-disease-related pigmentation. Treatment is often frustrating — creams help but often slowly, and recurrence is common when underlying factors persist. At Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic in Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton, Dr. Yang sees patients — mostly women with melasma — who want to address the upstream pattern alongside topical treatment.
Common Symptom Pattern
- ✓ I have symmetric facial melasma with hormonal and sun triggers (Pattern 1 signals)
- ✓ I have post-inflammatory dark marks after acne, eczema, or injury (Pattern 2 signals)
- ✓ My skin type is darker (Fitzpatrick III-V) with slow recovery
- ✓ I have pigmentation in areas of chronic circulation issues (Pattern 3 signals)
- ✓ Topical treatment produces partial benefit with slow progress or recurrence
AHPRA-Registered, HICAPS-Ready
Nature’s Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Clinic operates from Belmont (Perth) and Geraldton (Mid West WA). Dr. Yang is AHPRA-registered with HICAPS on-the-spot health-fund rebates. We work alongside your GP and specialists — never as a replacement for medical care.
Helpful Habits
- ✓ Maintain consistent sleep and wake times
- ✓ Eat warm cooked meals — avoid cold raw foods
- ✓ Stay hydrated with warm or room-temperature water
- ✓ Gentle daily movement appropriate to capacity
- ✓ Stress regulation — breathwork, light walking
- ✓ Continue all prescribed medications and specialist follow-up