A Case Study of Pigmentation and Textural Changes Associated with Needling Yin Tang

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

In this article, a case is presented in which repeated needling of the Yin Tang point over the course of 6 years was perceived to cause pigmentation and textural changes to the skin. Others have reported changes to pigmentation, but those changes were either short- er lived and associated with strong stimulation, or were associated with implanting a sil- ver needle for several years.

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