How can I find a solution or cure for my vitiligo?
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I would go and see a dermatologist...
The treatment options for Vitiligo have some similarities with psoriasis. Steroids can be used to stimulate the skin to produce the missing or deficient melanocytes and thus darkening the white skin patches. Steroids have many dangerous side effects and are typically only a temporary treatment. Stop using the steroids and the Vitiligo usually returns soon after. There is a process known as "depigmentation" that is really a backwards treatment. It involves using steroids or other agents to lighten your normal skin to match the colour of your Vitiligo affected skin. Obviously this could be more embarrassing than the Vitiligo by its self. There are a range of cosmetic options to hide or mask the white patches but this only offers a psychological solution and is only very temporary. In extreme cases surgery can be used to graft skin from a patients back-side or back to cover the white Vitiligo patches.
UV phototherapy is widely recognised as a treatment of Vitiligo. UV is responsible for stimulating your skin to produce pigmentation, or a sun tan with minimal side effects The effectiveness of UV treatment varies for each Vitiligo sufferer. Caution should be taken when using UV phototherapy to treat Vitiligo. As Vitiligo is an absence of skin pigmentation the white skin affected by Vitiligo is very susceptible to sun burn, but by the same nature generally responds well to UV phototherapy treatment.
what about vitamins?
You may have seen web pages advertising vitamin cures and treatments for Vitiligo, these have been proven time and time again to have little or no effect on Vitiligo. Vitiligo is NOT caused by a vitamin or diet deficiency, therefore vitamins can be no benefit at all. Vitamins can only benefit you if you have a deficiency. Neither Vitiligo, Acne, Dermatitis or psoriasis are caused by any deficiency in your diet. Vitiligo is not caused by a toxin that can be remove from your system by a vitamin or other magic health pill. No oil or herb rubbed into your skin will have any lasting effect on Vitiligo, its simply impossible. If it was, the product would be available from every doctor, pharmacist and hospital in the world.
I had mild case of vitiligo as a child and growing up, but when I was probably about 15, everything just seemed to get better for me. It was hard. I tried a few creams while growing up, but don't remember ever finding anything that would really help. The best thing for me, was I had a brother and a best friend for many years who had it. I'd suggest a support group so you can relate to others with similar experiences. This may not cure things, but it'll be a good start to finding out how others are dealing with it. You've already taken a good first step by asking here. I found a website: http://www.vitiligosupport.org/... . The site appeared to have a lot of information. Since this is worldwide, I'd start here. If anyone in the world has info, you can find it here. Hope this helps. Just hang in there!! :)
As regards Cure in vitiligo, Different people use the term »Cure« in different context. Some use this term for complete eradication of illness from the body, while others are concerned only with re-pigmentation of the existing spots.
If you mean complete eradication of the disease from you system, that is a tricky matter. Vitiligo results from a derangement of your normal defense mechanisms against infection. The body starts producing antibodies against pigment producing cells of its own skin. No definite causes are known, and so are the remedies. This is a generalized abnormality of your immune system, and there are currently no acceptable permanent means to halt this process.
The damage to pigment producing cells manifests as patches of skin which have reduced or no pigment. This is what bothers you, us and every one else.
You cannot cure or halt it, but you can manage the local manifestations (white patches) using topical or oral treatments.
If you disease is not widespread, and is limited you can go for a topical treatment. The one I used and found beneficial is the once form where I got this material.
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