Vitiligo treatment methods

Vitiligo treatment methods

Skin Health
Vitiligo is a dermatological condition characterized by the disappearance of dermal melanocytes (cells that produce melanin, the pigment that gives the skin color) and by the appearance of spots (macules) hypopigmented (white), with definite margins that increase in size, can collapse and affect the whole tegument. It occurs in 1% of the population and affects both sexes equally. The onset of the disease occurs most often in childhood or adolescence. The lesions are localized with predilection in the axes, the extension faces of the limbs, at the level of the external genital organs, in the photo-exposed regions and the periorificial areas (peribuccal, periocular). Hair strands at the level of the lesions are usually discolored. Vitiligo skin is a condition that generates a lot of stress, anxiety and sadness to the…
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