Vitiligo Awareness: Dermablend Professional Blend In To Stand Out
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Source: American Vitiligo Research Foundation
Vitiligo is a condition in which your skin loses melanin, the pigment that determines the color of your skin, hair and eyes. If the cells that produce melanin die or no longer form melanin, slowly growing white patches of irregular shapes appear on your skin.
Vitiligo usually starts as small areas of pigment loss that spread and become larger with time. These changes in your skin can result in stress and worries about your appearance.
Vitiligo appears to affect at least 1% to 2% of the population, irrespective of sex, race, or age. Series have been reported from across the globe. The more dark skinned a person is, the more their vitiligo stands out, because of the contrast between affected and unaffected areas of skin.
In half of all vitiligo cases, onset occurs between the ages of 10 and 30. Over 30% of affected individuals may report a positive family history. The risk for children of affected individuals is unknown, but may be less than 10%.
People from families with an increased prevalence of thyroid disease, diabetes mellitus, and vitiligo appear to be at increased risk for development of vitiligo.Sunburn reaction may precipitate vitiligo.
There is no cure for vitiligo. The goal of treatment is to stop or slow the progression of depigmentation and, if you desire, attempt to return some color to your skin.