A BEAUTY pageant finalist from Harpenden is using her newfound fame to raise awareness about the chronic skin disorder she suffers from.
Abigail Rose, aged 14, of Hillside Road, was talent scouted for the Teen Princess UK pageant at the Clothes Show in Birmingham last December and after having successfully got through the first round, she is now in the final heats of the competition.
St George’s Secondary School pupil Abigail, who lives in Hillside Road, entered the pageant to raise awareness about vitiligo, a condition she has suffered from for nearly …

Iranian Scientists with the Royan Research Center have successfully treated a skin disease using patients’ own pigment producing cells.
Saeed Shafiyan, a dermatologist with the research team, has told IRIB that the new technique removes vitiligo lesions in less than 6 months, much shorter than other available methods.
He explained that in this technique melanocyte cells were taken from an intact area and injected after the epidermis layer was separated. In this technique, there is no need to abrade the skin or expose the patient to ultra violet radiation.
The researcher said two …

A study performed by researchers in Iran concluded that nbUVB vitiligo treatments are more successful when associated with topical immunomodulators (Elidel, Protopic).
“Sixty-eight patients with vitiligo enrolled in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

No one knows the exact cause of vitiligo, and there are many theories as to why it manifests. We can all agree that who ever gets vitiligo has a particular gene which predisposes them to it, but is the catalyst simply the predisposition, a chemical reaction, or is there an emotional connection? Perhaps it is any of the 3, or a combination, depending on the individual.
Let’s look at the emotional connection. This one is pretty easy to determine whether or not it applies to you. Did your vitiligo manifest after …