Nobody can promise that, and response varies considerably from person to person. What we can say is that itching is one of the specific things reviewed at every visit, and both the acupuncture and any herbal prescription are directed at it rather than at appearance alone. If the itch isn't changing, that's information, and the plan is adjusted.

Yes. Eczema on the hands, arms, legs, trunk and behind the knees and elbows is all within scope, and local treatment is adapted to where it sits. Hands in particular often need a different approach because of how much they're washed and used through the day.

External Chinese herbal preparations used in a bath or soak rather than taken internally. They're selected for your individual presentation, following traditional use, and are one option among several — not part of every treatment plan. They're charged separately and are never required.

Yes. Bring the details to your assessment so any external herbal treatment can be planned around what you're already applying and when. Chinese medicine is used alongside your medical care, not instead of it — don't stop anything your doctor has prescribed on our account.

No. Local acupuncture is placed around an affected area rather than into it, and never into skin that is broken, weeping or infected. If your skin is too inflamed for local work on the day, the treatment is done through body points instead — that judgement is made at each visit.

Sixty minutes, beginning with a full Chinese medicine consultation and pattern diagnosis, and a look at the affected areas. Treatment may then include individualised body acupuncture, local acupuncture around affected areas where clinically appropriate, and topical or external herbal therapy. Internal Chinese herbs are prescribed to your individual pattern where appropriate, following traditional use.