Hi, I have had vitiligo since puberty, I am now 60. For the last 10 years or so I have noticed dark patches of skin surrounding my vitiligo. This is happening in my thigh area and under my arms. It was bad enough having two colours, I now have three. I am fiar skinned and this really looks bad. Does anyone else have this problem?
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But it's on my face. I have what is called "the pregnancy mask" left over from my pregnancy 4 years ago. It is melasma (hyperpigmentation). My vitiligo on my face surrounds these areas of hyperpigmentation. So I have three colours as well. I have read that vuitiigo tends to attack areas of the skin that is hyperpigmented. In my case, it is very true.
The treatments that I could do to try to help my melasma spots is actually laser treatments and I hesitate to do them because I do not want to trigger any new vitiligo.
Hi Chrissy, thank you for replying. I'm glad I'm not the only one with this problem, but am sorry that you have it too. I have never been pregnant, but obviously I have hyperpigmentation as well, although I didn't get it until after my vitiligo appeared, it just seemed to have happend when the vitiligo spread.
I would not do laser treatments either becuase it would trigger more vitiligo. It's a case of damned if I do and Damned if I don't.
Anyway, I appreciate your reply. Have a great afternoon.
Ronnie