Depigmentation
Any thoughts on this? I have had Vitiligo for 6 years now and it has spread to every part of my body.
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2. Internal cause and related aspects of prevention
Do not take the medicine randomly
Some drugs can interfere with the normal metabolism of melanin, influence the synthesis of melanin, such as penicillamine, optimal acid, thiourea, epinephrine, thyroxine. People should avoid drugs to induce vitiligo.
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I don't want everybody to hate me for this post...but i would like to share to everyone what i have read in a certain website that having vitiligo is like "having a life sentence"...
I personally don't believed this and we should not believed all th Read more…How many vitiligans in the world?
So I was researching on vitiligo sometime back and read somewhere that 1-3 percent of the world population has vitiligo. So if there are some 7 billion people on earth that would mean there are 70 million to 210 million people with vit. That is if m
Read more…Looking for a Doctor Willing to Depigment in Michigan
After careful consideration and many years of failed treatment options, I finally have my mind set on depigmentation. A little background: I’ve had vitiligo for 23 years. I had been using Protopic & a Narrowband UVB light for over 10 years. I have ev
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HELLO MEMBERS
AM MULUMBA FROM UGANDA, HOPE YOU KNOW WHERE IT IS FOUND
I THINK MY VITILIGO IS MAINLY IN MY HEAD AND IN MY BACK
WHAT DO U THINK OF SUCH A SITUATION!
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"The compendium of materia medica" involved that “white briers 300g, pounding with a pestle into powder.Take 10g once.take twice a day. nidus can be eliminated after one month. Take medicine for half a month, red dots appear in white spots, wonders.n
Read more…OIL OF OREGANO????
Hey, has any one heard of using OIL OF OREGANO for Vitiligo???? a co-worker mentioned it to me as something her cousin uses.
Protopic and sunscreen
Question for the group. I am off to our beach vacation and want to know when I apply my Protopic in the am and head to the beach I will sit in the sun with the Protopic on for around 15 min (I did this when I went camping and a few spots on my hand t
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so i want some tattoos when i get older and i was wondering if getting tattoos creates more white spots. i was going to get it on a place where i already have a white spot but i do not want it to spread. if anyone can help me out that'd mean alot.
Read more…In loving Memory of David Diaz - A guy who ended his life due to his vitiligo.
My Facebook Group would like to create a memorial for David Concepcion Diaz, a young guy who ended his life due to his vitiligo...
He is one of the reasons why Vitiligo Awareness is so important!!!Awareness, Support and Acceptance go together....
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Read more…Life before and after vitiligo.
I've been reading some of the stories here, and found alot of interesting points by people who are either African American or Hispanic. I am Hiapanic, and was much darker before my twenties. I had actually never really experienced racism, until vitil
Read more…The prevention of recurrence of vitiligo
Keep a positive and optimistic mood
Live a regular life
problems needing attention in daily life:
Avoid all kinds of skin trauma, such as empyrosis, scald ,scratch, mosquito bites etc, for trauma is one of the factors that cause vitiligo.
All in al
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Im wondering if anyone else has dreams where entities or people you have never seen before are inspecting an area of your skin, then in the following days a new spot appears in the area of the dream inspection?
I had a dream once of a lady looking
Read more…Question About Dark Border Around Vitiligo Patch
Hi There! I'm new here and am so thankful that I found this site. My daughter was diagnosed with Vitiligo this past June, she just turned 7. In June she had 5 spots and now she has 12! My question though is about a noticeably darker border with s
Read more…That time of the year again!
Hi everyone.
Well that time of year is coming round again where my confidence levels drop, and I know Im not alone in feeling that way. My friends and family are amazing and tell me that I shouldnt let my vitiligo get to me but its so hard when all y
Read more…Claims thatvitiligo can be cured by balancing the immune system
I found a website that claims to cure vitiligo by balancing the immune system.
I will be trying the oriental herbs to see what it will do for me.
I have had vitiligo for more than 30 yrs and it has not changed much over that time because I use natura
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Dear Friends,
I want to share a good news with you all, I got engaged to RITU khanna on 19th feb. We met thru matriomony site. We both have vitiligo and both the family accepted each other very well.
Today I got to know that she was also member o
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One of your own Vitiligans has entered a makeover contest!!!!!
You can vote here www.mkmakeovercontest.com
Enter my name - Cara T
If I win, I will receive $2500 to donate to a charity of my choice. I would like to donate the $$$ to a Vitiligo
Read more…Study: Many sunscreens increase skin cancer risk
Study: Many sunscreens increase skin cancer risk, FDA has known for a decade but done nothing
important sun screen information: http://soc.li/ci0UlBh
(contains website with listing of sunscreens and how safe they are)
