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Does your Vitiligo areas feel different then the rest of your skin?

Posted by Marty BlackEagle-Carl on February 25, 2011 at 12:29pm

I've notice with winter here and the ice cold winds of Boston, that the pale parts of my face are MORE susceptible to the frigid winds then the rest. It's actually very painful like daggers across my forehead and brow, and down the sides of my nose where i have no more pigment.

Has anyone else noticed increased sensitivity? i thought i'd just have to watch out for the sun... the cold is as painful.

thanks

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  • Lucy March 1, 2011 at 3:58am

    I'm the same way.  If you run your fingers over your skin you can feel the difference in layers. the top layer is thicker and it provides more protection than the underlying layers of skin.  You can get a cold  wind burn just as easy as a sunburn.  You have to protect your skin during both summer and winter  months. 

     

     

    http://ezinearticles.com/?Winter-Skin-Care---Caring-for-Vitiligo-in...

    • Marty BlackEagle-Carl > Lucy March 1, 2011 at 5:48am
      Wind Burn!!!! yeah... so SPF for that..  i gotta get a full faced ski mask next winter.
  • Raya February 28, 2011 at 4:32pm
    ya i def think it has an affect,for me its my face rather than ne other areas....
  • Nikky Floyd February 28, 2011 at 2:56pm
    iv always noticed that the sun affects it more, but i'v never noticed any sensitivity to the cold.
    • Marty BlackEagle-Carl > Nikky Floyd March 1, 2011 at 3:40am
      i only notice it during the icey cold winds. regular cold not so much.  thx
      • Nikky Floyd > Marty BlackEagle-Carl March 1, 2011 at 7:07am
        hmm i guess i'v never really thought about it. maybe that's why i havent noticed anything. i'll remember it the next time we have cold winds here!
  • jimmy ford February 28, 2011 at 11:08am
    hey whats up carl to answer your question about the weather, it sure does have a affect. you see I'm a truck driver here in sunny california and man let me tell you.  when the sun is beaming thru windshield of my truck onto my hands which are in direct contact with the sun the white patches has a tendacy to burn a little.  so i aply this cram the derm. prescribed for me and wear golves to protect my hands. what ever you do protect yourself from elements.
    • Marty BlackEagle-Carl > jimmy ford March 1, 2011 at 3:38am

      hey jimmy,

      sun screen... spf - 30+. black people have to learn what paler people have learned since they were kids. the sun isnt always your friend.

      since you're driving all the time, you should have a tube of sun screen in your car, one in your truck, more at the house, etc...

      good luck!

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