When I was first diagnosed with vitiligo in 1983 at the age of 19 I asked myself dear God why me, because at first I really didn't know that much about it because I have seen people with it but never knew to much about it and on several occassions I
I have been told that I make too many discussion's here on Vitiligo Friends and I talk too much I can't help it I'm very opinionated especially when it comes to vitiligo, I'm tired of seeing people here who don't speak their minds or say nothing you
How come when I read about the most interesting cures or possible medicines for vitiligo it's always in some poor country half way around the world ? This one so-called doctor said he could cure me and make my pigmentation come back to over 95% but I
This question has been on my mind since I first got vitiligo almost 30 years ago, so should I assume that my vitiligo comes from my fathers side of the family since vitiligo runs in families and we get our blood type from our fathers. then again what
I'm not saying that the lighter skinned people suffer less from the effects of vitiligo because it's equally as devastating to them, I'm just saying that the darker your skin color is the more noticable your skin is when you have vitiligo and this is
When ever a person of color has vitiligo and they have children the children still have pigmentation just like the parent used to have before his vitiligo so you mean to tell me that these lilly white children are Michael Jackson's ? When a African-A
Since I have vitiligo and there's really nothing I can do about it so Iv'e learned to accept it so every now and then I sing that song by the late James Brown " Say it loud I'm black and I'm proud" but I change the words to "Say it loud I'm black and
I'm in my last year of journalism studies at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. One of the classes I'm taking is Photojournalism. I have a really important project to hand in (worth 40 per cent) that has to document lif
I simply told her that vitiligo is not painful from a physical standpoint but from a psychologically and emotional standpoint vitiligo is very painful, as a teen my vitiligo started when I was about 18 and that's usually the age when your dating and
I've went out and bought a narrow band UVB light. Well after 40 sessions my spots are starting to grow away to a point that it is no as visible or sticks out. It's pretty expensive and insurance does not cover buying this $2k machine, but I'm really
This network needs some serious exposure I never knew about it. I ve looked up sites for vitiligo before, only got vitiligosupport. Hey how did anyone else find this site? I found a post about it on YouTube.
Now a days too much research is going on around the globe, this one is amazing while they were researching a solution for skin cancer they found out that the treatment can activate the dormant Melanocyts .
Protopic (Tacrolimus) is a newer medication that has is prescribed by some dermatologists for vitiligo. Protopic, an ointment made by Fujisawa Pharmaceuticals in Japan, works to down-regulate (suppress) the immune response in an a
I know that many of you are feeling the emotional pain of not being involved in a romantic relationship with somebody and I feel your pain because I waited years for my hearts true desire, I prayed every night that God would send me somebody special
my hands are 35% spotted with white patches. my arms are the same but i thank god for waking up each day. to all my vitiligo friends out there you are in my prayers.
i woke up this morning and i had a peace within me.....I know that some days i will not feel as great and complete as i do right now/....but while i have this moment i want to share my thoughts with my family......I believe that people with vitiligo
