Check it out. If you are a white person and have no tan in certain areas, you might have more spots than you know about. I waved a blacklight over my body and found an upside-down cowboy hat under my armpit. It's my biggest spot and I didn't even know I had it! I'm so proud now. Of course, it's still almost impossible to see under normal lighting, but I know it's there.
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Yes, i thought i had just a few very small spots on my face and hands. But when they looked at me under a black light I looked like a rodeo clown facially, and my hands had almost NO PIGMENT left!
I didnt even think to check in my arm pits!
I was just diagnosed last week. It seems like you three are all quite pale like me - how noticeable is your vitiligo?
Well, i've lost over 60% of my skin color so now i'm pretty white! haha. I don't tan at all on my face anymore, I think it might be because I don't have anymore pigment left. In summer I'm out in the sun lots so you do notice quite a bit, winter not so much.
Aerond Eldergrove > Marty BlackEagle-CarlSeptember 14, 2010 at 9:40am
:ROFL: Those little UV lights can't burn you, man. They're a little hostile because of the spectrum they put out, but it's such a low wattage that you might as well pick a bullet and toss it lightly at someone to the same effect.
yeehaw! Yes black lights are fun, I've also got some transition spots that haven't lost all there pigment yet and are in between both shades. Like a beautiful tapestry!
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I didnt even think to check in my arm pits!
I was just diagnosed last week. It seems like you three are all quite pale like me - how noticeable is your vitiligo?
And yes I enjoy my spots! like a living tattoo :)