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This research aims to make clear the influence of Swedish massage on the improvement of acne on the skin. First of all, compared to the number (M＝12.47) of acne on the forehead before giving the subjects the Swedish lower body massage, the 12-week Swedish lower body massage showed a statistically significant decrease (z＝-3.417 (a), p＝0.00) in number (M＝2.20) of acne on the forehead; in particular, limps and a jaw where a lot of red inflammatory acne were distributed showed the number of acne decreased significantly from M ＝15.46 to M＝2.85 (z＝-3.412 (a), p＝0.00).In addition, the number (M＝5.80) of red inflammatory acne on the cheek statistically significantly decreased (M＝1.33) after the 12-week Swedish lower body massage (z＝-2.944 (a), p＝0.003). So, the Swedish lower body massage has an effect of improvement of blood circulation to reduce inflammatory acne. Then, there was a significant effective temperature change on the skin measured by an infrared thermography after the Swedish lower body massage. In conclusion, the Swedish lower body massage is considerably effective in the improvement of adult acne on the skin in that it affects a decrease in symptoms of acne.