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 I have had vitiligo for 14 years. I have used protopic but it never really helped. certain fake tanners do reduce the appearance of it. however its hard to prevent it from coming. I now have it on my hands and under my arms ad on my elbows . itson m

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Ah crap

It came back.  On my face...my chin...and around my lip.  It had 99% repigmentation of my face by using elidel in the morning and protopic at night. 

 

The derm specialised in vitiligo that I saw could not even really see my vitiligo. I had to show h

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Vitiligo Fading

Hello from Northern California. My vitiligo is fading on my back. I am thankful! Has anyone experienced fading? I totally changed my diet, cut out all sugar, soda, coffee, and caffinated tea. I try to eat vegetables for at least two meals a day. I al

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depigmentation in eyes

Hi. I am new here. Have vitiligo around my eyes and a few other places. I recently went to an eye specialist who said I have a small loss of pigmentation in my eyes, which could be the start of Macular Degenerate (sp) Eye Disease.(apparently that is

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Advice

Hi my 8year old son has vitiligo in quite a few places on his body now it started as a small patch on his foot and has now spread to his legs arms chest and face he has recently been diagnosed with eye sensitivity and has to wear uv glasses all the t

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pH balance and vitiligo

I'm interested to know if anyone has personally investigated the link between pH and vitiligo? I was reading the other day that vitiligo peeps have acidic skin pH, and wondered if anyone has tried to re-balance their pH through lotions applied extern

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Advice

Hi, havent been on in awhile..lol. Missed u all:) So i jus recently broke up with my ex of 15 yrs. Im talkin to someone now, and soon we will meet for the first time. he does not have vitiligo and i believe has no knowledge of it. Should i tell him n

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