Vitiligo occurs as usual in early adulthood and affects men and women equally often. It is often found in families and is probably an autoimmune disease and possibly related to other types of autoimmune diseases such as lupus. The cause is a loss of melanocytes, the cells that contain the dye melanin and make your skin darker when you sunbathe.
There is no reliable treatment for vitiligo yet.
Light treatment has been shown to be able to delay the spread of whatever is happening. Vitamin D therapy has been tried, it also has topical treatment of the skin with immunosuppressive creams without consistent results.
It is also possible to operate by moving melanocytes to skin that lacks pigment. It is not entirely clear how well this works yet.
Most people who get Vitiligo try to avoid the sun because they do not want a tan that makes the white spots clearer. This works for obvious reasons poorly for people who initially have a darker skin type.
Vitiligo that occurs locally on a small area of the body is most often self-limiting. In most cases, it stabilizes quickly and does not spread further.
Vitiligo on larger parts of the body, on the other hand, can continue to develop over several years before it stabilizes, but can then begin to spread again. Vitiligo that affects the entire skin is extremely rare.
At Dr.Dropin you can come to experienced dermatologists who can diagnose and treat all skin disorders. Dr.Dropin is committed to offering good skin services at a fixed and predictable price, and with a short waiting time.
For assessment and treatment of vitiligo, you can book an appointment for a physical consultation, or get help through a video or image consultation.
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