I was diagnosed at birth and now I am almost 25. My parents and I have searched high and low for something or anything to recover my spots. I tried puva theapory (Which made me sick) Pills which I still take, exposing me to the sun and eating certain
I have vit since I was 15yrs old initially it was just my legs could easily hide last year it started on my hands( I am 28 now) a accident caused a small patch on my forehead.. initially I was very disturbed (used concealing creams for a while) stopp
I know I have not been on here much recently, But because I have heart failure and a pacemaker/defibrillator in my chest, Vitiligo is not the primary focus in my life now ,I have been told by my doctors that my hearts output (ejection fraction is now
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i really need your opinion , i need to buy home phototherpy and i don't know which one is the best to chose from below( i provided the website of each)? did any one try any of them before or know any thing better? i don't care about the pri
My vitiligo started on my right hand(I was 43) and have it on 60% of my body.My face is covered about 50% now. Every other member of my mothers family has vitiligo including my aunts, uncles and cousins.My step-dad has had it since he was a young boy
I've always been curious about bare minerals, would it do a good job covering my vit? I seen on the commerical that it helps a woman cove a large birth mark on her face. after she applies the make up it looks as if she were airbrushed. I wanted to as
Hello friends,
I don't know why, but no one has joined the Northeast Ohio Group. Hey, I am lonely and feel left out on the second page of the group listings. Just kidding, but I do know there are others here in Northeast Ohio and I wish you would joi
I'm new. I'm sure alot of you are. My name is Jamie Jo.Im 13 years old. I got vit when I was 8 years old. I joined this site because the people that don't have vitiligo don't understand what I go through, what we go through. But you guys do, I dont f
AWARENESS IS THE KEY
We know our own pain that comes from vitiligo's daily reminders. If we pass each other on the streets or in the markets, we know not to stare , point, or even whisper because we already know what's going on wit
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Hello - my name is Emily. I am 13 years old and I have had vitiligo since i was 6 years old. My mom looked this site up for me because she thought it would help. I'm not really insecure about my vitiligo but its nice to see other people are like me.
2 nights ago i noticed what looked to be the start of more vitiligo on my face. I don't really know if it starts out just a little lighter and then fades more over time, but right now its not clinically noticable. If it stays like this i can totally
So it haven't been able to get much sun lately due to the weather, it seemed to help my vitiligo in combination with the protopic, has anyone tried a tanning bed with any success? I didn't burn in the sun and wore protection so I'm not too worried ab
Has anyone seriously looked into this treatment? Talked to any experts? The buzz I've heard is very hopeful. I know Henry Ford in Michigan near Detroit is doing trials. Would be very interested in talking to anyone who may be participating in one of
for creating this web for our VITILIGANS community which has really helped me in my life =) i would have never met anyone with Vitiligo if it wasn't for u steve and i want to thx u very much for this..it has helped me emotionally alot talking to the
My brother's death is imminent. A month ago he was operated on for colon cancer and the cancer had spread to his liver, lungs and bones. I will be gone from here for a couple of weeks because I will be by his side. We are leaving in a little while fo
My Dermatologist has given me protopic 0.1% and he says I should use it twice a day of course to the affected areas and then he said to come in three times a week for UVA therapy. Have any of you had success with Protopic or UVA therapy? I have been