The fading time of each type of skin damage in the fire needling group was shorter than that in the medication group [ papule : ( 2.67 + / - 0.66 ) d vs ( 4.36 + / - 0.61 ) d ; pustule : ( 2.47 + / - 0.57 ) d vs ( 4.27 + / - 0.55 ) d ; nodule : ( 7.76 + / - 1.06 ) d vs ( 9.88-1 .30 ) d ; cyst : ( 11.81 + / - 1.54 ) d vs ( 14.79 + / - 0.89 ) d , all P < 0.05 ] .