Vitiligo is one of the most prevalent diseases that affects the skin as it causes the appearance of its color spots.
These stains increase gradually over time, as they can affect any area in the body and may be transmitted to hair and inside the mouth.
What is vitiligo?
Vitiligo causes white pigmentation in white, so light or soft white spots appear that usually start on forearms, hands, face and feet, and affect 1% of people globally.
How does vitiligo evolve?
Usually vitiligo begins in the form of small white spots on the skin and then gradually spreads to all parts of the body.
It can affect any part of the body, including mucous membranes, such as the wet lining of the nose, art, rectum, genitals, ears and eyes.
At times, the stains continue to spread and bread, but it may remain in its place for several years.
And if the vitiligo appears in the form of small spots, its places change over time, as the skin loses its dye and then gradually returns to its natural color.
The area of the skin infected with vitiligo differs from one person to another, as some individuals suffer from pigmentation of some of their skin, while others suffer from widespread pigmentation.
Symptoms of vitiligo
The appearance of vitiligo is accompanied by symptoms and signs such as the appearance of spots on the skin or the mucous membranes that lose their color, may appear in a white or open color than the natural color of the skin, and sometimes the stains on the body turn gray or silver.
Sometimes the symptoms are mild and appear on only a small area of the skin, and it may be severe and affect a large part of the skin, and some may suffer from itchy skin before the stains appear on the body.
How do you treat vitiligo?
People worry when they suffer vitiligo, but in fact it is not harmful to the body, it is a cosmetic problem only.
And if the appearance of vitiligo affects your mental health or you suffer from its spread on your body, you can resort to a doctor that helps you find solutions to unite your skin color, either by removing the pigmentation of the skin or re -dyeing the skin in the same color.
Among the treatments of vitiligo are medications, treatment of pigmentation, light treatment and surgery.
