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Hi, my name is Selena. I was diagnosed with vitiligo last year. Started out with a white spot under my arm.  I now have it all over my stomach, back, hands legs and inner arms. Recently went to a wedding in the US Virgin islands for a week. Spent an

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Treatments

We have been using vitiligo on my son's leg for a year now.  The dermatologist suggests we use it from April until October when the sun is out the most.  Is this typical?  I really haven't  seen a difference at all.  I questioned her last week as to

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Insurance Coverage?

So recently I was given a prescription for protopic. I went to the pharmacy and was told that I would have to come back because my insurance didn't want to cover it.  He told me to come back because the insurance would call my doctor and see the requ

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Hello Everyone!

At times I feel depressed, but once I realize that life in itself is beautiful, it goes away quickly. They say we are part of 1 or 2% of the population, but it's hard to find locals to interact in person! Maybe as we grow in membership. I live in the

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you guys are still taking it so seriously ! I covered all the patches on my face, and guess what? I didn't feel okay , actually I might have hated myself for how I looked like

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You're work and vitiligo?

Im quite curious to what kind of work you all do and if u perhaps changed the kind of work or study you did/do because of vitiligo

I currently work as a "police officer" (for the lack of a better word to describe it, its much much more then that)

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Water proof cover up

Does anyone know of a good cover up makeup that can be used in the water? I know that may sound shallow but people stare at my white spots and I'm paranoid about it. But I like being in the pool to swim and like the feeling of having nothing but shor

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tan creams

hi friends i just want to know did someone try tan creams to cover ur patches...i tried but some are too golden and some r very light please tell me about ur experiences

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Any patterns?

I'm wondering if there is any link to the probability of vitiligo spreading to where it develops.  I have a daughter with vit and it developed at age 7.  We noticed one spot behind her knee, within a year, she had a spot on hairline, both eyelids, si

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NEW to this. Advice???

Hey guys,

After having my daughter in December of 09, My skin started loosing it's color. My insurance ended in March '10, so I was then uninsurance. My skin within the past two years has really started to depigment, in my armpits, on my hands, around

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Itching before breakout

Hi all!  I am new here and looking forward to meeting everyone.  Whenever I have a breakout of white patches or a white spot, the area itches beforehand. It itched really bad on my neck and that is where it all started a few months ago. Wondering if

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