Secrets of Korean Medicine Part 4: The Skin Is the Mirror of the Lungs

Secrets of Korean Medicine Part 4: The Skin Is the Mirror of the Lungs
Most people don’t realize that the roots of skin problems lie in the lungs.GPOINTSTUDIO/ISTOCK
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The appearance of the skin, is one of the foremost criteria of beauty and throughout the entire history of mankind in both the East and West women have persisted in their efforts to become more beautiful by caring for their skin.

Today there has been rapid advancement in functional cosmetics, plastic surgery, and various medical skin care devices. The anti-aging industry aimed at slowing the aging process and maintaining youthful skin is currently growing rapidly at the rate of 11 percent per year. Moreover, the medical skincare device market is expected to grow at the rate of 7.4 percent per year until 2017.