Sunday, March 23, 2008

Treatment options for loss of skin pigment in women.

Something gone terribly wrong-Is this you think after loss of skin pigment? Or Are you frustrated about your social life and frowned looks from your near and dear? I know it is really painful and difficult to cope with. But you can help yourself. How?

If you have already given a diagnosis that you have Vitiligo, you will also know that it is a skin condition, which results in loss of skin pigment.

You may also know that the cause of loss of skin pigment in vitiligo is unknown. It is been considered that it has a genetic link.

You may also know that there is no 100% cure for loss of skin pigment in vitiligo. Make up is an option. People with fare skin, the patches are less noticeable if tanning in the sun is avoided. Still there are several treatment options.

Topical corticosteroids: Creams helps to regain pigment in small areas if applied regularly for more than 3 months.

Ultraviolet therapy: Pigmentation develops after controlled exposure to UV light. Patients may have to take psoralen to make the skin sensitive to light. About half of the patients with loss of skin pigment show improvement with this treatment.


Skin transplant: Although this is considered risky, the doctor transplant tiny pieces patient’s normal skin to the concerned areas.

Depigmentation: This is to fade the color of the normal skin to match up with the loss of skin pigment areas by medication.

Always Always remember to take advise from your doctor before starting any treatment. Remember, there are lots people fall prey to fake

Treatments towards loss skin pigmentation.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Actually there are different types of treatment use in different part of the world.In Asia It is assumed cureless disease whereas in Europe and USA dozen of different procidure are used for the treatment of vitiligo like as you explain. I am agree with you regarding the risk of UV therapy.

Anonymous said...

Thank you for your comment Amir, you are very right as there are newer and much better treatments coming out for vitiligo.
I'll try and put them up on this site as much as possible.