Vitiligo and Control III

SarasotaRN2b · May 21, 2005

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that effects the number of melanin cells. I have vitiligo which was essentially a biproduct of my hypothyroid disease. I've been on a synthetic hormone for most of my life, and that is one of the believed causes.

Although there are some supposed treatment dealing with UV, remember that once you lose the melanin within your skin, you are not going to be able to do anything about the skin that has already turned white.

It is not painful physically, but there can be some psychological stressor related to it, especially if your skin tone is darker.

If you really have vitiligo, it won't be on just your hands. Depending on your severity, it will be all over, usually in a bilateral pattern. It does not come from disinfectant.

Kris

10+ years with vitiligo

my2bitz · May 23, 2005

I have heard of repigmentation on several occasions some total some partial

I have read up on it extensively(they say hands and feet usually don't reassume their color with even with treatment) several websites mentioned

chemical causes or environmental causes and named disinfectants and rubber gloves. It is an autoimmune disorder but I don't have a condition which "brought it on" no anemia,no lupus,no diabetes. It is forming in a bilateral pattern however.

For now I'm focused on my deficiencies and giving my body what I know it needs before it spreads. Good luck!!! Thanks 4 your reply!!!

Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that effects the number of melanin cells. I have vitiligo which was essentially a biproduct of my hypothyroid disease. I've been on a synthetic hormone for most of my life, and that is one of the believed causes.
Although there are some supposed treatment dealing with UV, remember that once you lose the melanin within your skin, you are not going to be able to do anything about the skin that has already turned white.
It is not painful physically, but there can be some psychological stressor related to it, especially if your skin tone is darker.
If you really have vitiligo, it won't be on just your hands. Depending on your severity, it will be all over, usually in a bilateral pattern. It does not come from disinfectant.
Kris
10+ years with vitiligo

CHATSDALE · May 23, 2005

My mother had vitiligo but she died 30 years ago i don't know if there are any new advances...at that time you had no cause and no tx except to remove the melanin from the uneffected parts of the body...

michael jackson is a case in point...the umbrella is not an affection..it is absolutely necessarey to protect your skin from the sun because if you do not have melanin you will burn you can never tan

in my mothers case the disorder progressed until she had very small amount of unaffected skin left

if you have updated info please post

my2bitz · May 31, 2005

I've gotten a lot of info from vitiligosupport.com

SarasotaRN2b · May 31, 2005

Chatsdale, try http://www.avrf.org.

My mother had vitiligo but she died 30 years ago i don't know if there are any new advances...at that time you had no cause and no tx except to remove the melanin from the uneffected parts of the body...
michael jackson is a case in point...the umbrella is not an affection..it is absolutely necessarey to protect your skin from the sun because if you do not have melanin you will burn you can never tan
in my mothers case the disorder progressed until she had very small amount of unaffected skin left
if you have updated info please post