Does anyone have any crazy, funny vitiligo stories that they tell to maybe break the ice and get through those awkward moments? lol Of course we should let people know what it really is but how do you handle your first encounters with people who are
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I've had stable vitiligo on my face for about 10 years now. I tried topical treatments and PUVA without much success, and then underwent the "flip-top" skin graft technique by David Leffell from Yale in New Haven. That gave me a lot of pigmen
Read more…I'm hoping to repigment my face with Protopic.I have a few questions for people who have repigmented their face or any other area using protopic and sun exposure. 1.What time do you apply protopic in the morning and night? 2.What time do you get sun
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I am currently working on a research paper dealing with vitiligo for an English class assignment and I was wondering if anybody that has vitiligo is willing to help. I'm asking if you would please take a few minutes to take thi
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has anybody with segmental vitiligo try this?
Topical bimatoprost ophthalmic solution shows promise as a novel treatment for localized, stable vitiligo, a small pilot study suggests.
Patients with recalcitrant sequential or focal vitiligo, esp
I am a Bio-Medical Scientist and I am calling out for those Drs, Scientists, Medical professionals, Researchers, Herbalists whom have Vitiligo and feel the pain, I want us to have a Vitiligo Research Team to open a (Vitiligo Research Centre) or (Viti
Read more…Please share tips.. Several people are having problems dating. My tip is to be honest about vitiligo and be willing to answer questions.
Read more…University of Colorado Vitiligo Genetics Project
Participants Needed
Many of you are aware of our longstanding vitiligo genetics research project, and we thank the over 4000 of you who have already taken part. Thanks to you, we have already discover
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I have recently started using a steroid cream Elicon as treatment on my hands. Just wondering if anyone has used this and seen results/side effects? I have been told that the cream will be effective on my new spots that are spreading, but
Read more…Do you encourage marriage of vitiligo people from each other? if yes or no , please explain
Read more…i wish all vitiligo friends merry christmas and happy new year.and i do hope next year we close this website www.vitiligofriends.org and we open another website
and vitiligo becomes history.
Read more…It's a bit pricey so I wanted to put this out there before I make the investment (about $30 for a small tube).....I have spend SO much money on cosmetics, cover ups, concealers, and have found I often need to "switch things up" to get decent coverage
Read more…using handheld NB UVB unit for daughter's vit. Had great response to excimer laser, some of the color has faded, and is unwilling to travel 2 hrs for a 5 min. appt. Also been using Elidel. Any input from people who had success with light therapy
Read more…well first of all I ask:
How come you don't know about the body you live with and carry for all of your life?
How come you got a car and you don't know what it uses? how it works? what it needs?
so we are more than a car!! aren't we?
sophisticated bo
Read more…I have been taking Gingko Biloba since July 5, 120 mg per day divided into 60 mg twice a day, taken morning and evening. My vitiligo has stopped spreading and I am seeing freckling on my hands. I am also seeing pigmented spots within white areas begi
Read more…I would love to get a dancing flash mob of vitties together! I mean would'nt that be so kool to out number the so called NORMAL people. What is normal anyway? I would say us vitties because we have the humble soul to go with our striking good looks!
Read more…I don'k know to much about this stuff but it might be helpful to others:
'Low stomach acidity caused by H-pylori causes incomplete digestion of food with resultant absorption of large undigested macromolecules into blood. The blood then produces a
Read more…Have you ever looked at your skin under a black light? If you haven't done it, it's pretty interesting and terrifying at the same time. I use Protopic and my face has had wonderful repigmentation, but under the black light my repigmentation looks rea
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