Avoid picking, harsh scrubbing and abrasive treatments, unless prescribed by your dermatologist. Darkened areas of skin may take many months or years to fade, even with medication. In vitiligo, pigment cells are destroyed and irregular white patches on the skin result. No one knows what causes this condition. The extent of color loss differs with each person and there is no way to predict how much pigment a person will lose.
Some people lose pigment over their entire bodies.
Most patients with vitiligo do not regain skin color without treatment. In vitiligo, pigment cells are destroyed and irregular white patches on the skin result. No one knows what causes this condition. The extent of color loss differs with each person and there is no way to predict how much pigment a person will lose. Some people lose pigment over their entire bodies.