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KMID : 0615720160330020151
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Jouranl of Korean Acupuncture and Moxibustion society
2016 Volume.33 No. 2 p.151 ~ p.164
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Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Fire Needling for the Treatment of Acne
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Kim Eui-Byeol
Kang Ki-Wan
Kim Min-Ji
Kang Ja-Yeon
Jeong Ju-Hui
Jang In-Soo
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to review clinical studies about the efficacy of fire needling for the treatment of acne vulgaris.
Methods and Results: In this review, Oasis, NDSL, CNKI, PubMed, Cochrane, J STAGE and CINII were used as the main databases for searching for medical journals, using the keywords “acne and fire needling”, “acne and fire needle”, “acne and fire acupuncture”, and “acne and red hot needle”, The initial search range included only randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and papers not matching inclusion criteria were excluded. Initially a total of 108 studies were found, with ten being excluded during title and abstract screening. After scanning 98 papers, a total of 31 RCTs were selected and analyzed. In the 31 RCTs patients with acne were randomized into groups for treatment and control. Specifically the treatment group received fire needling, while the control group were concurrently given other treatments. The results of the completed studies have shown that the treatment group receiving fire needling demonstrated significant improvement compared to the control group.
Conclusion: During our study it was verified that the efficacy of fire needling for the treatment of acne vulgaris was both significant and meaningful. Therefore, fire needling can be a safe and effective alternative treatment for acne. However, to confirm this result, further investigation in a traditional clinic is required accompanied by high quality studies including randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trials.
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KEYWORD
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Acne, Acne vulgaris, Fire needle, Fire needling, Fire acupuncture
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