Hi All
I visited Bradford University (UK) for a consultaion with Professor Karin Schallreuter.
I was informed that I could start the treatment if I wished to do so, however the treatment is a long and tedious process. There are cases were good results have been achieved, however results may differ from one patient to another.
The Professor stated that this is not a cure but the treatment can be effective for repigmentation.
Has anyone undergone this treatment or considered it?
Website:http://www.vitiligo.eu.com/
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I have looked into this and found that no other scientists outside of her group approved or duplicated her so-called results. Her treatment is extremely expensive and doubtful at best. I suggest you stick with the tried and true: diet, supplements, topical steroids, Protopic, UVB treatments. All of these together wouldn't add up in cost to what Herr Doktor Schallreuter charges!.
Thanks for the advice, I think I will wait and see for the time been. I have used protopic and steroid but none of them worked for me, when they were prescribed I was told they probably would not work so I do not know why they bother prescribing it (maybe other people have had results). Lets hope there is soon a treatment available with consistent results for everybody.
I don’t know that much about the treatment , but I can understand why it might not be effective for some…
The idea behind the treatment is that, if the patient’s vitiligo is caused by a low catalase level meaning an increased level of hydrogen peroxide, then a pseudocatalase treatment probably be successful. However, if a low level of catalase is not the cause of the vitiligo, it's more likely PC-KUS might not work. Like I said I don't know that much about the treatment, it's just my personal opinion and I might be wrong.
Go to Vitiligo Support International website and you'll find feedbacks from people who received the teatment, either in Bradford or Germany. I think many people weren't happy with it....
OK thanks, there were two other patients there when I went. The Professor said that one of them had really good repigmentation and one not so good, it is strange how it can repigment but not consistently, you would think if something works for one it would work for all but this is obviously not the case.
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I don’t know that much about the treatment , but I can understand why it might not be effective for some…
The idea behind the treatment is that, if the patient’s vitiligo is caused by a low catalase level meaning an increased level of hydrogen peroxide, then a pseudocatalase treatment probably be successful. However, if a low level of catalase is not the cause of the vitiligo, it's more likely PC-KUS might not work. Like I said I don't know that much about the treatment, it's just my personal opinion and I might be wrong.
Good luck!!!!!!