I am 57 and Caucasian. I contracted vitiligo some 25 years ago, which I assume was a result of exposure to drycleaning chemicals. I was hands-on. Before long I had the skin condition on my hands, fingers, lower arms, toes and private parts. I notice
Read more…Hi friends ...I am on UVB light treatment from 7 months and my doc suggested that to stop using UVB after one year. She told me that to discontinue the light for few months, is it true do I need to stop the UVB for a while, Please suggest me.....
Read more…My son is crying out for attention right now and we are really worried. My son is now 18 yrs old and a student at a university in the Tampa Bay area. He has had vitiligo since he was around 8. Recently we found out from a friend that he has been s
Read more…Hi guys,
I hope you all get well soon. After seen all these discussions I cannot believe that I treated it 12 years ago.
It was certainly terrible, after treatment, I just did not want to talk about the issue at all. Time to time I get energy to
Read more…I just wanted to know whether the Redness induced by monobenzone is permanent or not. I have been using 20 % Monobenozne cream from an online pharmacy for about 3 months iam very happy with the results but the depigmented skin is very red. i wonder i
Read more…I think vitiligo is the worst for me during the summer time when all my friends are at the beach and swimming and at pools. It drives me crazy that I am so self conscious that I end up avoiding these events until night time. By this time most of the
Read more…Hey eveyone
how is it going? Im from Denmark, here a private hospital has a treatment to vitiligo, where you, most of the times get a small transplant of 'working' pigment cells from your armpit to your vitiligo area. After that you're sent home wit
Read more…Has anyone read this book?
I picked it up out of curiosity.
In the chapter on skin effects of wheat it lists vitiligo as one of the skin conditions caused by or associated with wheat gluten and the autoimmune inflammation of the digestive system.
Read more…Can we use Narrowband UVB with psoralen .. Did anyone try it?
Can someone suggest?
Read more…I started taking a supplement called Betaine HCL that is supposed to help with acid reflux for SOME individuals that have acid reflux. The theory is that individuals with certain autoimmune disorders often have acid reflux, but not because they make
Read more…Hi there, Has anyone tried to take prednislone to stop the spreading of their vitiligo? I have done a lot of research that shows a small daily dose can help arrest patches from spreading any further. Just curious if any of you have tried this?
Read more…Hi,
I'm 40 years old, and started to notice the light marks a few years ago, very slowly started to get worse, I have patches on my neck,waist, armpits and my penis and scrotum!
Luckily my patches dont really bother me, the hairs on the patches unde
Read more…I first noticed it on my lips further towards inside the mouth two years back. I went to a dermatologist who said there was no cure. It remained as it was and with time I adjusted to it so much that I had almost forgotten it.
Recently, I noticed a li
Read more…i just noticed i have two new spots on my lips. well lipstick heres were you come in.....ps can protopic be applied on lips hmmm.....
Read more…Hi friends , as a part of my course curriculum, IN POST GRADUATION I want to do a project by DESIGNING A NEW and EFFECTIVE FORMULATION FOR VITLIGO TREATMENT
so friends please support me by sending all the information that u have on ALLOPATHIC TREAT
Read more…I spent a great deal of time researching depig meds and was, after consulting with a dermatologist, prescribed Benoquin. After applying it to my hands for 4 weeks, red sores and blistering occured which were both unsightly and painful. I suspended th
Read more…Hi,
there is such a wide rage of prices on the narroband lamps- are the ones from ebay around 300$ any good? Seems the 'better' companies (??) charge around 1000.
Anybody has had success with them on the hands? I have spots on hands and feet I want
Read more…Hello Everyone, I have been using protopic for a little over a month on my face, and I have noticed a weird side effect. Whenever I eat spicy food the areas where I have applied the protopic on my face becomes really REALLY red, like an allergic re
Read more…My English is poor ,so take care my express! Fresh agave juice is mixed 90% alcohol(70 :30). The drug juice soak gauze.The gauze apply to the skin with vitiligo for 40 minutes and keep the gauze damp.The skin is shined by sun.The shined time is fr
Read more…Hello all, I wanted to tell you all about my experience with the vitamin called Hyaluronic Acid 50mg. For the past 3-4 weeks I have been taking 100mg nightly and have noticed a big difference in my vitiligo affected areas(neck and face). Also, in ad
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