Reducing one's weight requires analysing individual's physical constitution and finding out the fundamental factors for obesity. Then, improving patient's physical constitution and maintaining normal bodily condition along with smooth circulation of Ki and Blood is most important in weight watching.

To treat obesity, herbal medication, acupuncture, physical therapy and a dietary treatment is mainly being used, according to one's specific diagnosis.

First of all herbal medication plays the most important role in the treatment. Doctors usually prescribe medication which contains Ginseng, Rehmmania Radix, Job's tear and several other herbs which helps replenish and promote health during the process of weight reducing.

1. Replenish Ki (補氣) - Herbal medicine replenishes Ki in our body while invigorating our metabolism. As our metabolism rate increases, body activity will increase naturally leading to more energy use. When we reduce our nutritional income and water consumption we are vulnerable of fatigue and thirst. But with the help of herbal medicine it is easier to maintain normal condition and can be even more revitalized then before.

2. Circulating Ki and Blood (行氣血) - It smoothes the meridians promoting the harmonious circulation of Ki and Blood. So some of the extravasted blood, pernicious phlegm and unwanted fat do not pile up inside the body and they are easily discharged out of the body.

3. Digestion and Elimination (運化傳導) - The functions of our digestive tracts are ameliorated so the damp phlegm also known as fat is not congested for a long period. As digestion and excreting capacity are improved, fat is dissolved and constipation is prevented beforehand.

4. Harmony of Eum and Yang (調和陰陽) - The principal theory of Korean medicine is maintaining the balance of Eum and Yang. When the balance is right there will be no pathological acceleration of appetite nor abnormal weight gain. It will supplement what is needed and will control what is overflowed. The appetite would curve down and even have feeling of satiation.

Auriculotherapy (耳針)
Another treatment which is used widely in obesity clinics is auriculotherapy (耳針). Small acupuncture needles are placed under a bandage tape and they are pressed on the various parts of the ear to stimulate meridians and the connection of organs distributed in that area. Acupuncture point related to digestion and appetite is stimulated to regulate eating habits. It is a cheap and simple method used side by side with the medication.

Electric fat dissolving acupuncture
To trim off unwanted layer of fat from places like lower belly, thighs and calves, electro therapy is used. An ordinary acupuncture needle is inserted under the hypodermic fat layer. Then flow of electric current stimulates the fatty cells and dissolves them in result. This method does not requires anaesthetic or surgery. Continuous flow of delicate electricity provokes the secretion of neuro-synthetic compound called catecholamine, which dissolves cholesterol in lipid cells making them smaller in size.

Moxibustion
Moxibustion involves burning of mugwart. It can help connect our meridians and invigorate genuine Ki in the body with its warmth and far infrared ray stimulation. Obese people have lots of fat clogging the circulation of Ki and Blood leading to decline of metabolism. The warmth from moxibustion will the alleviate the activity of large intestine preventing constipation and other complications of obesity.