Five Steps of the Recovering of the Vitiligo, which Step are You at?

Vitiligo is a common skin disease that disturbing many people. During the treatment of vitiligo, understanding the progress of recovery and the stage they are at can help patients better understand the course of the disease and the effects of treatment. Here are the five steps of vitiligo recovery, so let’s see where you are at.

I. The First Step: Stable Stage of the Condition.

At the stable stage, the existing white spots no longer spread, and no new white spots develop in other areas under the woods lamp examination. This shows that the treatment is starting to have an important effect to preventing the condition from getting worse. At this time, patients should maintain a positive attitude, strictly follow the doctor's instructions, and continue treatment in the stable stage.

II. Step Two: The Edges of the Patches Become Clearer

As treatment progresses, the edges of the white patches will gradually become clearer from blurry. This means that the patient's skin begins to respond positively to the treatment. At this stage, patients should continue to adhere to the treatment plan, avoid interruptions, and return for regular follow-up visits to share changes in treatment effects with the doctor.

III. The Third Steps: The Edges of the Patches Become Obvious

When the skin around the white patches gradually darkens and forms a clear boundary, it indicates that the recovery has progressed to the third steps. This means that the treatment helps the white patches to be confined to a specific area and the skin around them changes color. At this stage, patients should pay close attention to changes in the boundaries, strengthen skin care, maintain local hygiene, and avoid the use of irritating drugs.

IV. Step 4: Melanin Pigment Islands Appear

The appearance of small black dots in the center of the white patches and gradually increase in size indicates that you have reached the fourth steps of the recovery. These small black dots are new pigment deposits, indicating that treatment has a significant effect on the recovery of white patches. At this stage, patients need to continue to follow the doctor's recommendations for treatment, and at the same time pay attention to changes in the number of black dots, which can be recorded and discussed with the doctor.

V. Step 5: Gradually Complete the Recovering.

When the color of the white patches area becomes lighter or appears reddish, the boundaries gradually become blurred again, and begin to shrink inward in size, it means that you have entered the final steps of vitiligo recovery. At this stage, patients need to continue to adhere to treatment and have regular follow-up visits with their doctors to ensure perfect recovery.

Reviewing the above five stages of recovery, I hope it will be helpful for you to understand where you are in progress. Remember, during the treatment of vitiligo, it is crucial to continue communicating with your doctor and follow the prescribed treatment plan. I wish you a speedy recovery and embrace yourself despite of the condition!

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Overview of Vitiligo

 

These Three Black Fruits can Help to Facilitate Vitiligo Patients Replenish of Melanin

Vitiligo is a common skin disease whose main symptom is local depigmentation of the skin and the formation of white spots. To restore the normal color of the skin, patients need to replenish melanin.

How to supplement melanin? Consuming some black fruits might help.

You can learn about these three kinds of black fruits:

1. "BlackBerry"

Rich in antioxidants, it can promote skin regeneration, repair and help improve skin condition.

2. "Black Mulberries"

It is rich in iron, which can promote blood circulation, increase the supply of nutrients to the skin, and help improve the condition of the skin.

3. "Black Grapes"

Rich in melanin and rich in antioxidants, it can promote the regeneration and repair of skin cells and help improve skin condition.

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How Much Do You Know About Recessive Vitiligo

The following situations were encountered by the patient when seeing the doctor:

There is only one white spot on my body. I went to the hospital for an examination and found that there were several white spots in the adjacent area. Why can’t I see it with the naked eye?

I have white spots the size of rice grains on my body, which cannot be seen unless I look carefully. Could this be vitiligo? Why is it not obvious?

In the patients who are being treated, the leukoplakia in the treatment area has shrunk, but new leukoplakia appear around it. Is this the spread caused by the poor treatment effect?

These are likely to be caused by "recessive" vitiligo!

1. What is recessive vitiligo?

Recessive leukoplakia is actually the predecessor of visible leukoplakia, leukoplakia invisible to the naked eye, but can be detected under professional equipment.

Vitiligo may become more noticeable over time. There are also patients who suddenly increase the number of white spots during the treatment process. In fact, it may be that the recessive vitiligo is stimulated and exposed.

So when a diagnosis of vitiligo is made, it is important to check other parts of the body for hidden white spots.

2. Does the recessive leukoplakia need to be treated?

The harder it is to find, the more serious the outbreak will be, and recessive vitiligo needs to be treated as soon as possible.

In the face of recessive vitiligo, we should adhere to the three principles of early detection, early diagnosis, and early treatment, and cure the leukoplakia before it becomes visible.

3. How to treat recessive leukoplakia?

For recessive vitiligo, it is recommended that patients take some drugs scientifically and according to the cause under the guidance of a doctor. If necessary, Chinese medicine can be used for auxiliary comprehensive treatment.

Take targeted treatment according to different conditions, and then match it with a reasonable diet to improve your own immunity and maintain a good attitude, so as to make the treatment effect better.

4. Will recessive vitiligo still appear after treatment?

If the melanocytes in the skin lesions are not completely destroyed during the period of recessive leukoplakia, the leukoplakia can be cured before it is exposed; if the melanocytes have been completely destroyed, appropriate treatment measures can be taken in time, With proper treatment, the chances of recovery are relatively high!

5. How to check whether there is recessive vitiligo on the body?

Recessive leukoplakia is the same as visible leukoplakia, except that it cannot be seen with the naked eye, but it can be seen under Wood's lamp.

Be alert to spring cold raids, which can aggravate the condition of vitiligo

In spring, the temperature changes greatly, especially the temperature difference between morning and evening. At this time, colds and flu occur frequently. For patients with vitiligo, more attention should be paid to the occurrence of colds so as not to affect the condition.

Prolonged cold is not good, causing immune disorders

Recurrent and long-lasting colds can cause immune system stress and have a certain impact on the treatment of vitiligo. After the inflammation has ended for a period of time, the "stress response" is still functioning, and excessive action may induce the risk of vitiligo. In addition, adolescents and children are more fragile in physique, and their immunity is low after a long-term severe cold, and their recovery speed is slower. When some children have repeated attacks of tonsillitis, it will also lead to the continuous action of the stress system and affect the condition of vitiligo. After recovering from the cold, parents also need to take their children for professional examination and treatment in time to avoid recurrence of vitiligo.

How to prevent spring cold

A cold will cause the body's immunity to decline, which may lead to aggravation or recurrence of vitiligo, so patients should take preventive measures to avoid the spread and recurrence of vitiligo: 

①Clean the room: it is recommended to disinfect and ventilate regularly to eliminate indoor bacteria and viruses that can cause colds;

② Wash your hands frequently: Hands are the most used external organs and are easily infected with viruses. In addition, try to touch your eyes and nose as little as possible;

③ Improving immunity: It is advisable to add more protein, high-fiber eggs, vegetables, etc., which can resist infection by various viruses, bacteria, mycoplasma and other pathogens; 

④Avoid affecting the immune system and endocrine system, and keep the internal environment of the body stable; 

⑤ Moderate exercise: It can help patients strengthen their physique, improve their resistance, and effectively avoid the infestation of spring colds.

The weather in spring is erratic. Patients should pay attention to their health. When they find a cold or other physical discomfort, they need to seek medical treatment in time and take medicine under the guidance of a doctor to avoid the cold from affecting the recovery of leukoplakia.

How does Traditional Chinese medicine classify vitiligo?

Vitiligo with disharmony between qi and blood

The white spots are mainly milk white, mostly round or elliptical, or irregular large patches, which are scattered, painless and itchy. The tongue is light red, the pulse is thin and smooth, and the course of disease is mostly about six months to three years.

In this type, the white spot is pink, the state is clear, and the skin turns white. Vitiligo patients may have itching and allergy before. White spots are mostly distributed in the face and around organs . Body drowsiness, dizziness, dizziness, greasy moss, and slippery pulse. The disease started quickly and expanded rapidly.

The main manifestations are that white spots have no fixed predisposition, the color is sometimes dark and sometimes bright, the skin lesions develop slowly, and often aggravate with the change of mood. It is mostly seen in women, often accompanied by chest and flank fullness, irritability, irregular menstruation, lumps in the breast, thin and moist tongue coating, and multiple and thin pulse phases.

The main performance is that the boundary of the white spot is sharp, the discoloration is obvious, the hair in the discoloration spot increases and becomes white, localized or generalized. There is often a genetic tendency. The effect is poor, and dizziness and tinnitus come by. The waist and knees are sore, the color of the tongue is more light or red, the coating is less, and the pulse is weak.

The main manifestations are that the white spots are mostly localized and asymmetrical with sharp boundaries. The hair in the spots turns white and develops slowly. The whole effect is worse. The tongue is purple and dark, or with points containing blood, or the tongue blood vessel dramatically expand , and the tongue coating is thinner.

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