Well,StreamingWell,advice,condition,disease,health,medical,pignmentation,skin,skin condition,skin disease,vitiligo vitiligo is a condition that affects the
pigmentation of your skin and hair you
may have heard of vitiligo because of
Michael Jackson who developed the
condition when he was in his 20s
vitiligo actually affects one in a
hundred people in the UK celebrities
such as Graham Norton and mad men's jon
hamm also suffer from the condition
vitiligo causes patches of skin to lose
color and turn pale and white this
occurs when the affected areas have
little or no melanin which is a dye like
substance that gives your skin color and
protects it from the harmful effects of
the Sun without melanin our skin loses
all pigmentation and turns white any
hair grain from a white patch caused by
vitiligo is generally white as well
vitiligo can affect any part of your
body but most often occurs on skin that
is exposed to the Sun such as your face
neck and hands patch sizes vary some
people develop one or two small patches
that don't develop whilst others get
larger white patches that join up over a
large area of skin patches caused by
vitiligo are usually permanent although
there are treatments available that can
improve the appearance of your skin
nobody knows for certain what causes
vitiligo to develop but we do know that
it is not infectious and you can't catch
it from touching someone who has it if
you think you might have vitiligo you
should make an appointment to see your
GP vitiligo is closely associated with
autoimmune conditions so your doctor
might check you to ensure that you don't
have any of those you might need to have
a blood test to check your thyroid
function there are a number of ways to
treat vitiligo and your doctor will
advise you on the best course to take
you
Well,StreamingWell,advice,condition,disease,health,medical,pignmentation,skin,skin condition,skin disease,vitiligo vitiligo is a condition that affects the
pigmentation of your skin and hair you
may have heard of vitiligo because of
Michael Jackson who developed the
condition when he was in his 20s
vitiligo actually affects one in a
hundred people in the UK celebrities
such as Graham Norton and mad men's jon
hamm also suffer from the condition
vitiligo causes patches of skin to lose
color and turn pale and white this
occurs when the affected areas have
little or no melanin which is a dye like
substance that gives your skin color and
protects it from the harmful effects of
the Sun without melanin our skin loses
all pigmentation and turns white any
hair grain from a white patch caused by
vitiligo is generally white as well
vitiligo can affect any part of your
body but most often occurs on skin that
is exposed to the Sun such as your face
neck and hands patch sizes vary some
people develop one or two small patches
that don't develop whilst others get
larger white patches that join up over a
large area of skin patches caused by
vitiligo are usually permanent although
there are treatments available that can
improve the appearance of your skin
nobody knows for certain what causes
vitiligo to develop but we do know that
it is not infectious and you can't catch
it from touching someone who has it if
you think you might have vitiligo you
should make an appointment to see your
GP vitiligo is closely associated with
autoimmune conditions so your doctor
might check you to ensure that you don't
have any of those you might need to have
a blood test to check your thyroid
function there are a number of ways to
treat vitiligo and your doctor will
advise you on the best course to take
you
