When I first got vitiligo in 2006, my doctor prescribed Protopic and it completely repigmented the spot on my face. It did nothing for the other parts of my body. Almost 3 years later it's coming back. I'm seeing a new dermatologist now living in London, and she prescribed a steroidal cream called Dermovate). I tried it for three weeks and the new spot on my lip kept getting worse, so I've switched back to protopic and I think it's working.
The only downside to Protopic is that it makes me allergic to alcohol; turns my face red. Gotta say. While I don't mind people asking about my vitiligo, I don't like it why I have to explain why I'm not drinking. I've resorted to making up excuses. "I'll just have water. I'm more thirsty than anything else." "Those days are behind me." "Religious reasons." And when I say "I'm taking medicine." They almost always say "Yeah, there's that flu bug going around."
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