Last week my dermatologist determined that it was time to take a 3 month break from my xtrac laser treatments to keep me in the safe zone against the risk of skin cancer (wouldn’t it be nice if our body had the ability to protect us from sun over-exposure?).  Not only is this a great precaution, it’s also going to give us an opportunity to see: a) if my skin cells will be able to stimulate re-pigmentation on its own, and b) if my skin will retain all of the …

Hi Nathalie,
How much does the laser cost? I’m really interested and desperate on doing the laser treatment..I don’t know if my insurance will cover it and spreading rapidly on my body.

Nathalie,
I read your article about pepper possibly improving repigmentation in vitiligo patients.  I have had vitiligo for nearly 10 years.  However, it is a very mild case and was not exposed on my face until a few years ago.  My dermatologist has put me on a topical cream that doesn’t seem to do much for me.  I applied it for three months with little to no improvements.  I actually seemed to have more success without the medicine on my face.  My case seems to be based on stress.  Vitiligo didn’t …