Vitiligo is a common, non-catching skin condition which causes a loss of
pigmentation in patches of the skin. It affects around 1% of the population
andcan develop at any age, often causing distress to sufferers because of its
unusual appearance. Vitiligo occurs when the cells that produce melanin die or
stop functioning.The extent and rate of colour loss is unpredictable, and it can
occur on any part of the body. Sometimes it also affects the eyes, hair and the
inside of the mouth.
Beijing Zhongke Vitiligo Hospital was established strictly following the WHO’s diagnostic and treatment criteria and is specialized in diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo. We are located in Beijing, Capital of China, helping patients all over China, popular among patients at home and abroad, so we are an international modern specialized Vitiligo hospital integrating prevention, health care, rehab as well as scientific & research. Holding the international cutting-edge concept of vitiligo treatment and strictly following the diagnostic and treatment criteria, we set up complete scientific, reasonable diagnostic & treatment standard system, which provide precise diagnostic basis for the clinical practices and efficient treatment guarantee. According to different patients’ different causes, we classify the diagnosis through high-technical tests and give them individualized treatments so as to improve success rate of relapse vitiligo. After more than ten years’ practices, we gained patient’s trust at home and abroad.
Treatments available:
No drug can stop the process of vitiligo — the loss of pigment cells (melanocytes). But some drugs, used alone or with light therapy, can help improve your skin's appearance.
Light therapy. This treatment uses narrow band UVB light. You may receive treatment in a doctor's office up to three times a week. And unlike photochemotherapy, it doesn't require psoralen, which simplifies the process. The best results are achieved on the face, trunk and limbs.
Laser therapy. This procedure brings color back to patches of light skin by treating them with an excimer laser, which uses a specific wavelength of UVB light. It can be used only on small areas, and it's often used in combination with a drug applied to the skin. Side effects can include redness and blistering.
Removing the remaining color (depigmentation). This therapy may be an option if your vitiligo is widespread and other treatments haven't worked. A medication with monobenzone is applied to unaffected areas of skin. This gradually lightens it so that it blends with the discolored areas. The therapy is done twice a day for nine months or longer. You'll need to avoid skin-to-skin contact with other people for at least two hours after you've applied the drug, so you don't transfer it to them.
Side effects can include redness, swelling, itching and dry skin. Depigmentation is permanent, and you'll always be extremely sensitive to sunlight.
Surgery may be an option for you if light therapy and drugs don't work. Surgery can also be used with those therapies. The goal of the following techniques is to even out your skin tone by restoring color.
Skin grafting. In this procedure, your doctor removes very small sections of your normal, pigmented skin and attaches them to areas that have lost pigment. This procedure is sometimes used if you have small patches of vitiligo. Possible risks include infection, scarring, a cobblestone appearance, spotty color and failure of the area to recolor.
Beijing Zhongke Vitiligo Hospital was established strictly following the WHO’s diagnostic and treatment criteria and is specialized in diagnosis and treatment of vitiligo. We are located in Beijing, Capital of China, helping patients all over China, popular among patients at home and abroad, so we are an international modern specialized Vitiligo hospital integrating prevention, health care, rehab as well as scientific & research. Holding the international cutting-edge concept of vitiligo treatment and strictly following the diagnostic and treatment criteria, we set up complete scientific, reasonable diagnostic & treatment standard system, which provide precise diagnostic basis for the clinical practices and efficient treatment guarantee. According to different patients’ different causes, we classify the diagnosis through high-technical tests and give them individualized treatments so as to improve success rate of relapse vitiligo. After more than ten years’ practices, we gained patient’s trust at home and abroad.
Treatments available:
No drug can stop the process of vitiligo — the loss of pigment cells (melanocytes). But some drugs, used alone or with light therapy, can help improve your skin's appearance.
Light therapy. This treatment uses narrow band UVB light. You may receive treatment in a doctor's office up to three times a week. And unlike photochemotherapy, it doesn't require psoralen, which simplifies the process. The best results are achieved on the face, trunk and limbs.
Laser therapy. This procedure brings color back to patches of light skin by treating them with an excimer laser, which uses a specific wavelength of UVB light. It can be used only on small areas, and it's often used in combination with a drug applied to the skin. Side effects can include redness and blistering.
Removing the remaining color (depigmentation). This therapy may be an option if your vitiligo is widespread and other treatments haven't worked. A medication with monobenzone is applied to unaffected areas of skin. This gradually lightens it so that it blends with the discolored areas. The therapy is done twice a day for nine months or longer. You'll need to avoid skin-to-skin contact with other people for at least two hours after you've applied the drug, so you don't transfer it to them.
Side effects can include redness, swelling, itching and dry skin. Depigmentation is permanent, and you'll always be extremely sensitive to sunlight.
Surgery may be an option for you if light therapy and drugs don't work. Surgery can also be used with those therapies. The goal of the following techniques is to even out your skin tone by restoring color.
Skin grafting. In this procedure, your doctor removes very small sections of your normal, pigmented skin and attaches them to areas that have lost pigment. This procedure is sometimes used if you have small patches of vitiligo. Possible risks include infection, scarring, a cobblestone appearance, spotty color and failure of the area to recolor.
