What Is Vitiligo ？ Why Do You Have Vitiligo

Vitiligo is quite a common condition which makes the skin, and sometimes the hair, turn white in patches. This is because melanocytes, the cells which give the skin its colour, have been damaged.

Vitiligo is a auto-immune disease.Unfortunately, doctors still have not been able to point out the exact cause for this condition. What doctors try to do instead is boost the melanin production in body and restore the skin color.
Vitiligo is not contagious. If you have the condition, you cannot pass it on to someone else by touching them and it is not infectious. Vitiligo is considered to be an ‘autoimmune’ condition in which the immune system attacks the body’s own tissues.

The most common form of vitiligo appears in symmetrical form (generalised vitiligo) affecting both sides of the body. In some cases only one half of the body is affected (segmental vitiligo); this type has limited progression and is more difficult to treat. Vitiligo can spread to cover the entire body surface (universal vitiligo) but this is not usual.

The way the condition develops varies from one person to another and it is unpredictable. Some people may not notice a change in their condition for many years; for others it can spread quite quickly. In some cases, the white patches can regain their colour without the person having any treatment. This is more likely with children. However, it is very unusual for the condition to be resolved completely without treatment.

Vitiligo affects at least one person in every hundred throughout the world, including in the UK.

Anyone can develop the condition, whatever their skin colour or ethnic origin.

Vitiligo can begin at any age but about 50% of people develop it before the age of twenty.

Beijing Zhongke Vitiligo Hospital - Symptoms and Signs of Vitiligo?

The typical symptom of Vitiligo is a milky white de-pigmented spot or spots. It may vary from a single white spot to multiple spots. The shape too is a variable; round or irregular in shape. In some cases generalized de-pigmentation observed all over the body. It has a tendency to start as a single spot and gradually grow in size and number. It may present with a single or several spots on limbs or abdomen or back and then spreading to other parts of the body. In some of the vitiligo patches the hair may turn grey suggesting of loss of melanin pigment at the roots.

Vitiligo has certain symptoms and telltale signs that should alert patients and their physicians. Some of the symptoms and signs of vitiligo are:
Sudden discoloration in any part of the body leaving milky white patches on the skin.
Premature whitening of scalp hair, eyebrows & eyelids and beards.
Loss of color in the tissues inside ones’ mouth or inner layer of the eyes.
The discoloration often affects areas that are directly exposed to sunlight such as the hands, feet, arms, face and lips. Other areas to that may get affected with Vitiligo are,
Armpits
Around the lips
Navel
Nostrils
Genitals
Eyes
Rectal areas
How Vitiligo Spreads?
The spread of vitiligo is governed by various factors such as
1. Genetic activity
2. Hormonal factors
3. Continued Stress factors

4. Exposure to chemicals, etc. Many patients may start with just a single spot and may not get more spots for many years or for throughout life time. Some patients may show rapid spread, as fast as from one spot to hundreds, in a few months time. It is not possible to predict the pace of spread. Also, some patients may show intermittent spread. It may be noted form experience that those who pace certain body areas affected such a finger tips, are at higher risk of having an aggressive spread; it is not a rule though. Some patients may present with grey hair, suggesting loss of pigment in the hair.

What Are Facts Of Vitiligo

Vitiligo is a disorder in which white patches of skin appear on different parts of the body. This happens because the cells that make pigment (color) in the skin are destroyed. These cells are called melanocytes . Vitiligo can also affect the mucous membranes (such as the tissue inside the mouth and nose) and the eye.

Vitiligo Facts
Vitiligo is an autoimmune disorder and not merely a “cosmetic” problem.
Vitiligo affects the immune system and manifests itself as a change in skin color presenting as white patches on the skin.
There is no known cure.
There is very little research funding for vitiligo to better understand the disease and develop new treatments.
Many of the currently available treatments are not covered by insurance.
70 million people across the world have vitiligo.
There are no boundaries of race, ethnicity or gender.
Vitiligo is difficult to hide. This disease is misunderstood and the isolation people with vitiligo feel can be crippling.
Anyone—children and adults representing all ethnicities— can get vitiligo at any time
20-35% of patients are children
Nearly 1% of the population are affected.
Vitiligo is NOT contagious
Psychologically devastating, many patients feel isolated and devastated by its impact on their relationships and personal and professional lives.
Various treatments, including topical creams and light therapy, can help some patients

More treatments and research are needed.

How To Best Cure Vitiligo

Leucoderma is a condition that causes skin to lose its pigmentation or colour. As a result, people with vitiligo have white patches on the skin. In an advanced stage, most of the body skin can lose its pigmentation.
Current treatments, such as steroid creams and light therapy, fall short as they are “not reliably effective in reversing the disease.” Researchers from Yale University used an existing FDA-approved medication for rheumatoid arthritis called tofacitinib citrate to successfully treat a patient suffering from vitiligo.

Leukoderma or vitiligo is more commonly found in women than in men. Impaired hepatic functions like jaundice, burn injuries, worms and other parasites in the alimentary canal, acute mental worry, gastric disorders, typhoid and faulty perspiratory mechanism are some of the main causes for vitiligo. Moreover, hereditary factors also affect the formation of leukoderma. Padanjali Ayurvedics offers the best treatment for vitiligo for more than a decade. Dr. Parameswaran Nair, a well known vitiligo expert in ayurveda medicine provides vitiligo natural treatment for major and minor vitiligo, child vitiligo, vitiligo on lips, hands, back, wrist, neck etc.
Agnijith, a natural medicine for vitiligo, is scientifically proven for its capability to produce pigmentation in areas lacking color. The medicine is very effective for preventing vitiligo by blocking the loss of pigment cells from the skin. The medicine is also a cream with high anti-microbial properties, which is easily absorbed by the skin and increases blood circulation at the capillary level.

For leukoderma and vitiligo treatments contact our doctor through telephone or sent us a mail with full details of the skin disease and photographs of the patches. The doctor will fix a treatment period and provide complete guidance on the usage of medicine.