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Sun and Vit

Posted by steph reynoso on July 31, 2014 at 5:44pm in Main

Hey guys,

I've been in the sun A LOT lately. I often am but with my spots covered. Lately, however, I've had a more care-free spirit and wear tanks/bikinis. I thought my spots would get darker as my skin is, too, but, it seems that as my skins darkens, my spots don't. Does pigment reappear slower on Vit patches than regular skin? Will they ever become darker with sunlight? What have you guys experienced? Please share and thanks! 

Warmest Regards,

Stephanie 

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  • Tina August 5, 2014 at 6:25am

    Hi there, I experimented with trying to get direct sun in order to get some color on the spots (mine are mainly under my eyes and in the socket of my left eye).  I found through endless tries, that all I manage to do is get more tan on the "normal" skin, and this in turn makes the white areas look STARK white in comparision, not a good look.  Meant to mention, I avoid direct sun now as much as possible (not always possible but I always wear sunglasses and use my car visor and ballcap on days off).  I was told that this pigment "quit" some time ago (about three years for me) and nothing will nudge it to come back. Not to be a doomsayer but everyone is different, some things might work for different people.  But any sun makes everything stand out MUCH more for me, sadly.  Thank God for Dermablend!  I hope this is helpful information.

  • Saachi August 2, 2014 at 4:00am
    I think getting a few bad tans when I was a kid could've played a small role in my getting vitiligo. Although, ironically, sunlight can help get rid of it, given the right treatment. Sunlight exposure should be controlled to morning/evening sun and to 30 minutes or less. You can get special oils to apply on your vitiligo to pair with sunlight exposure in order to help repigment damaged areas. This helped me. Good luck :)
  • Samantha Phillips August 1, 2014 at 6:03am

    When I am in the sun and my skin gets tanned, my vitiligo becomes more noticeable. Not sure how it is for others, but that is how it is for me. I have had this since I was 8 years old and am now 25, and have never had an experience of them getting darker...only more noticeable and usually a sun burn to go with it if you don't have some sun screen.

    • steph reynoso > Samantha Phillips August 1, 2014 at 9:07am

      Sun burns are the worse. When I was doing PUVA therapy, my spots would often burn and become irritated. Thanks for your response.

  • JULIO MALDONADO July 31, 2014 at 6:00pm
    That's a good question, see I had some small vit spots in the back on my neck, I was in the sun a lot last summer and got somewhat darker, surprisingly they tanned along with the rest of me, however winter came along and my tan went away but my spots diddnt come back.(from my neck). This summer I went to the beach, my arms got tanned but my vit in my hands are more noticeable, I don't understand if I need to get extremely tanned for them to go away or what! Lol
    • steph reynoso > JULIO MALDONADO August 1, 2014 at 9:02am

      hm, that's interesting. perhaps its because the back of your neck gets a lot of sun with minor disruption unlike your hands?? Thanks for the feedback. The spot on my neck seems to darken and the one under my arm is being a bit stubborn also! :/

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