RESUMO
Objective]To observe the effect of abdominal acupuncture combined with body acupuncture on chloasma of stagnation of the liver-type. [Method] 30 patients were randomized into treatment group and control group, 15 in each. Treatment group were given abdominal needle combining acupuncture treatment, control group were only given acupuncture treatment. Each group were treated once a day, 5 times made a course, after each course had a rest for 2 days. After 4 courses, to observe the effect and the skin color score, and area score and declined index. [Results]After treatment, the two groups were effective, but the treatment group was more obvious, and scores difference compared with the control group was statistically significant(P<0.01). The total effective rate was 93.3% in the treatment group 86.67% in the control group, there was a significant difference between the two groups(P<0.05). [Conclusion]Abdominal hepatic stagnation type treated by acupuncture combined with body acupuncture on chloasma treatment, no pain or abdominal pain to a lesser degree, even more easily accepted by patients, is better than body acupuncture.