Q. These days there are many non-face-to-face diet herbal prescriptions. How are they different from actually visiting a Korean medicine clinic?

When I used to work as an employee, I often thought, 'Why can't I just conveniently receive the medicine?' The non-face-to-face system is honestly convenient. But from the perspective of a Korean medicine doctor, seeing someone through a screen and meeting face-to-face are really different. In Korean medicine, there is 'observation diagnosis (wangjin)'. It involves examining the complexion and tongue state, and it is the core of diagnosis. Whether the problem is phlegm-fluid retention (dameum) caused by accumulated waste in the body, or blood stasis (eohyeol) due to poor blood circulation, can only be seen by meeting in person and taking the pulse. Especially for a person with spleen deficiency (biheo) where digestive power is weak, using diet medications excessively will drain energy before reducing weight. If non-face-to-face prescriptions are ready-made clothes, then in-person consultation is a tailored suit adjusted to my body. It doesn't end with just suppressing appetite. By checking how my body's metabolism is functioning now and adding or removing herbs, side effects are reduced and the body does not collapse. Even if it's a bit inconvenient at first, I recommend coming in person once to properly draw your 'body map'. After that, continuing with non-face-to-face is much more efficient.